I am looking for a hotel in Rome for the end of october. I want one well located as we will only be there for a day and a half. I have been checking out Duca D'Alba, Cesare & Nazional a Montecitorio and home open to other suggestions. As any stayed at these places?

Hello Judy, <BR>My husband and I were in Rome this past summer and greatly enjoyed the Hotel Portoghesi. It is close to Piazza Navona and therefor very central to the main sights. Their website is: http://www.hotelportoghesiroma.com/ <BR> <BR>Our room was small but very clean, including a well appointed (but very small) bathroom in marble. Less than a 30 minute walk to Forum and Colosseum, about 15-20 minutes to St. Peter's and Vatican, 5-10 minute walk to Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Piazza Navona. We had heard many warnings about Rome but positively loved it!! Enjoy your trip.

As the poster child for the Hotel Due Torri, I must recommend it! Its quaint, friendly and comfy. Who could ask for more? <BR> <BR>You can see it and more info about Rome on my websight. The sight isn't completely finished but the Rome section is. <BR> <BR>http://home.earthlink.net/~richardab/ <BR> <BR>Follow the path; <BR> <BR>Enter&gt;Fly&gt;Europe&gt;Rome <BR> <BR>Let me know what you think.

Did you end up choosing Duca D'Alba? I am going to Rome in March and I did book a room at Duca D'Alba. I would be very interested to hear your comments. Thanks!

I stayed at the Duca d'Alba in 1998--and I'm going back in November, so that must say something about how well I liked it. We had a room with a private terrace adorned with a jasmine-covered trellis; it was wonderfully fragrant. The room was quite small, but that's Europe, and we did need to keep the bathroom door closed so we wouldn't hear our neighbors when they used their bathroom, but that's because they stayed out a lot later than we did. <BR> <BR>The hotel staff was so helpful and kindly, from offering advice on the fastest way from A to B to putting my fears to rest about a threatened strike. The Duca d'Alba serves a big breakfast if you want that: we could certainly tell the British and American vistors from the French and Italians in the breakfast room. <BR> <BR>The location is very convenient if you're coming from the train station: just one stop to the Cavour subway line and a short walk down a mostly pedestrian street to the hotel's front door. It's a great location for Ancient Rome sites, too. The neighborhood is pretty residential, and was undergoing a lot of gentrification when we were there, although I'd be less than truthful if I didn't mention that its proximity to Via Cavour put me off wanting to stay there at first. But you'll see that you can stay at the Duca d'Alba for days without having to deal with Via Cavour at all. <BR> <BR>If you choose the Duca d'Alba, I hope you'll like it a lot.