shubha_r

Has anyone stayed at Campodefieri ? We are able to rent apartments there..

Please help..

jamierin

If you are referring to the Hotel Campo de' Fiori then you should check the tripadvisor reports espacially related to the apartments. Some of the reviews were not especially positive, which isn't to say that they are not good, but I like to check all resources before I book a place.

One of the pluses is that rooftop!

http://www.hotelcampodefiori.com/

Did Palazzo Olivia not work out?

jamierin

Sorry for the typos in the previous entry.

You may like the Navona Gallery Suites as well. Look at the Michelangelo apartment. It is on a terrific street near Piazza Navona.

shubha_r

Thanks jamierin.

Palazzo never got back.

Now Albergo del Senato opened up the junior suite apartment for 260 euro / night.
I have to act quick

Here is our short list :

Albergo del Senato (260)

Raffello (185)

Mascagni (180h

Hotel Mozart elite apartment (174)

We also prefer if a hotel has a terrace..

Need help urgently !!!!!!

Thanks

jamierin

After much consideration, I have picked the Albergo del Senato for my family in August so I guess you know how I would vote.

jamierin

shubha - I noticed the Palazzo Olivia on either booking.com or venere.com (can't remember which) as well if you want to check. They had the 2 bedroom apartment listed for 220 E per night in August.

shubha_r

Thanks jamierin.

Now, Albergo Cesari is a very close second. Very similar to del Senato. What's your thought on that ?

It's considerably cheaper

jamierin

The Albergo Cesari is in the same general location as the Senato and it gets good reviews. I don't think that you can go wrong with either - and if you want to save some money I would book the Cesari. You will have more money to do tours, enjoy meals, etc.

I opted for the Senato because I had been coveting it for years and think that this may be my last trip to Rome for many years, if not forever.

jamierin

Am I correct in assuming that you would be saving 320 E for the four days if you pick the Cesari?

shubha_r

Just booked del Senato.. Since they have 72 hr cancellation policy, that helps if we change our mind.

Yep , who knows when we return right

Thanks for your help jamierin. Did you use any private guides while you were ther ? Dwe are ther for 3 full days, do you suggest any day trips (keeping my kids in mind ?

Thanks again

jamierin

Glad you have booked something shubha. We haven't gone on our trip yet. We are going the last 2 weeks of August this summer.

I booked a tour of the Colosseum including the underground and 3rd tier with Walks of Italy. It was quite an expense and therefore, the only tour that I am booking. I remember going there when I was backpacking around 25 years ago, and wishing that I had the money to do a tour. I think that the kids will get much more out of a tour.

You can book a less expensive tour of the Colosseum (including the underground and 3rd tier) with Pierrici (sp?)and have heard good things about this. For a family of four it would work out to around 80E, whereas the Walks of Italy was much more. The difference is that the Walks of Italy tour keeps the group at maximum of 12 people, and also includes the Forum and Palantine.

http://walksofitaly.com/

jamierin

And as for day trips, we are not doing any outside of Rome during our 4 night stay. There is so much to see in Rome and I want to take it easy because of the heat. Nothing ruins a family trip quicker than tired, hot, cranky kids.

I just purchased this book written by Katie Parla (whose blog I enjoy) and I am loving the ideas in it. It is also really easy to follow and has some eating tips scattered throughout. I highly recommend it.

http://books.google.ca/books/about/N...sC&redir_esc=y

Weadles

Glad you nabbed the Albergo Del Senato apartment. Definitely check out the roof terrace, and the famous gelateria around the corner!

jamierin

I also want to do this with the family in Rome. A few posters on this site said that it was fabulous. There is only one English tour per day. They just raised the price to 11.5E per person :

http://www.palazzovalentini.it/index.php?lang=eng

shubha_r

Wow, thanks for the great responses.

Jamierin, it's funny we are also there during mid August and 4 days in Rome. We will be doing Switzerland for a week before we get to Rome how about you, where else are you going ?

You are way ahead in planning I am just beginning

jamierin

We are starting in Rome, renting a car and driving to an apartment about 40 minutes south of Florence, west of the Chianti area, and then on to Venice for a few nights and flying home from there. Very excited and yes - I am a planner!

There ia a major holiday in Italy on the 15th of August and many restaurants may be closed in Rome during this time period. I think that in the area of the Senato, enough will be open but I have been warned that many of the "foodie" destination places will be closed.

jamierin

Who knows - maybe we will be at the Senato at the same time and can compare notes there!

RoamEurope

I love these types of posts because it's so hard (and thus so helpful) to find advice on quad rooms- sorry I missed the fun!!!! You made a great choice. I'll add my 2 cents anyway. I always tell people to check www.4inEurope.com because it saved my bacon.

Use TripAdvisor reviews!!! Count the ratio of excellent and v. good to the total reviews rather than focusing on the bad ones (every hotel has some bad reviews or, perhaps, bad reviewers!).

As for tours, I wouldn't bother in the city but would consider strongly a day trip to Pompeii. Go to the Vatican museum in the afternoon with advance tickets booked and you should be fine. Find the EatRome app and use it to try every gelato place mentioned! Plus the new one near the Coloseum...Fior?

jamierin

The new one near the Colosseum is called Flor.

http://www.revealedrome.com/2011/06/...seum-flor.html

RoamEurope

Yes! Thank you for the post- good read. For that area, it's great gelato! And the women running it are super.