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Please look at these 2 bedroom Rome apartments
Having never been to Rome, I have done a crash course in Roman geography today and read countless posts on Rome apartments going back many years. I need a place for 4--our 2 sons, 20 and 25, are meeting us in Rome. I would love a terrace,but haven't found too many of those. Think that I would like Navona/Campo de fiori area, but Trastevere area sounds interesting. Would it be comparable to Marais district in Paris (or Born in Barcelona)? So right now I like the first apartment especially because it has outdoor roof terrace. Not sure about bunk beds in 2nd room (boys are 6'2" and 6'6") but I guess we can make it work. Second place has a terrace also.
http://www.sleepinitaly.com/info-giu...co-carina.aspx http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/apar...on-in-rome.php http://www.sleepinitaly.com/info-ors...id_appartam=77 |
Oops, the first two url's got tangled up.
http://www.sleepinitaly.com/info-giu...id_appartam=81 http://www.rome-accom.com/accommodat...co-carina.aspx |
The first apartment looks well designed and furnished, and the via Giulia is a beautiful street, grand but QUIET, just around the corner from all the action on Piazza Farnese and Campo dei Fiori. No doubt your sons' feet will be at the ends of the beds, but that will be true most places. Unless the second apt is radically cheaper, I wouldn't choose it, especially as my boys would not want to share a bed.
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I would be concerned about the bunk beds being short and the person on the bottom hears/feels every movement of the person on top so doesn't get much sleep.
The second apartment appears that the king bed would separate into twins. I would ask about it. It also appears the queen bed room (where you would likely be) is very cramped. This one doesn't have a terrace, but is in a good location. You can read a review in Kristina's Rome 2008 trip report. http://www.rentalinrome.com/accetti/accetti.htm http://www.wired2theworld.com/ROME2008.html |
We stayed at this location a few years ago.
http://residenzagiubbonari.com/home.html It's right near the Campo dei Fiori and we found the location perfect. Pedestrian only street, shops, market, bakery right nearby. Close to main transportation hub (Largo Argentina). We used the blue apt - 2br/2bath. With 4 people the 2nd bathroom was handy. I noticed only one of yours had 2bath, the other just 1. When we were looking for Rome apartments I started to get info overload - way too many options and hard to tell the difference between many of them. The location of both of those you list is good. I'd pick the one with 2 bath myself. |
No one has mentioned this, but I assume you noticed that the first two (the two you repeated in the next post) are on the 4th floor (5th floor in US terms) with no elevator. . . don't knowif this would influence your decision.
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I have stayed near Vatican, the Trevi and near Campo di Fiore.
I like campo area best. We loved buying fresh fruits and vegetables at the market. People watching was excellent, night or day. It was centrally located and easy to walk wherever or catch a bus when you got tired. |
I favor the first two you listed, but yes, many, many steps, the bunk bed issue in the one, the tiny bedroom in the other. I give a slight edge to the Giulia because of the second bathroom. What time of year is this trip?
FYI, I think your family would enjoy Trastevere. All of your choices look pretty good to me, keeping in mind no apartment is likely to be perfect. Have you been able to find reviews of any of them? |
Don't know why I said "FYI." I think I meant for what it's worth (fwiw?). Anyway, it's hard to compare parts of Paris to parts of Rome, but I guess if someone liked the Marais that person would probably enjoy Trastevere. Both have lots of bars, cafes, restaurants, shops, etc., and are easy, interesting walks to other areas. I like both. Just my opinion, of course!
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About the apts being on the 4th (US 5th) floor without an elevator: the flights between floors in Italy are VERY long, as the ceilings in those old buildings are very high.
The via Giulia apt is farther than 5 mins to the Campo, etc. We stayed in another giulia apt in the exact block, and it was more like 15. |
Thanks for everyones responses. I have emailed the first two companies with some questions and will await their replies. I do realize that we are going to have a hike up the stairs to the apartment, but I am willing to do that for the right spot. We are all in good shape and pack lightly when we travel. It would be nice to have 2 bathrooms but, again, for the right place I can go either way. We are on different schedules (my husband and I up usually about 2 hours before them on vacation) so we should be able to work out one bathroom.
Thank you, kybourbon and J62, for the links to those lovely apartments. I am getting my mind stuck on having a terrace so I am going to continue to look for something with outside seating. We had a garden and access to grand canal in Venice last May and it was lovely to come back home after a long day and be able to sit out with wine/coffee and relax. thanks, Leely2, for responding to my question about Trastevere area. I have read some comments about it being a little off the beaten path, but it also seems to be a very popular area to stay in. Love the Marais (staying in a Marais apt the week before we go to Rome) and we also really like the Born area of Barcelona. Interesting restaurants, shops and bars (bars are mainly for the twenty-somethings) would be great in the neighborhood we rent since after walking all day, sightseeing, I tend to like to stick close to where we are staying at night. |
I notice that the Sleep in Italy apartment indicates a sofa bed as well - this might mean the boys could do without the top bunk?
This along with a second bathroom might make for easier travel - even if they have different sleep patterns from you and your husband - on hols they might just have a change of pattern! |
Using the sofa bed in the living room is probably a good idea. That way they will not fight over who has to sleep in the top bunk.
Oh, they sleep in on holiday--no work or school to go to! |
Have you noticed that the Sleep in Italy apartment has a common terrace, so you don't get exclusive use:
"this home has a lovely common terrace on the roof with a beautiful view on Roman roofs. The apartment guests have a private umbrella and chair in order to enjoy very unique relaxing moments." Hope they really mean there is more than one chair for you all. While in the Colleseum area, rather than the area you're looking in, this apartment has a terrace and is remarked on here in a recent Trip Report on Fodors and has an old review on Slow Travel: http://www.vrbo.com/32035 kcrimson55 stayed there: http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...-lake-como.cfm http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/vr/review.asp?n=1193 |
>>That way they will not fight over who has to sleep in the top bunk.<<
That might fight over who has to sleep on the sofa bed. Most sofa beds are not comfortable and the person stuck in the living room on the sofa is subject to everyone's activity and doesn't get much sleep. Some apartments will charge extra for use of the sofa bed so be sure to ask. |
We have almost finished a laborious process of selecting an apartment for our Rome stay in September 2010. I think I've been through more than 250 listings on vrbo & Homelidays. One apartment that is still on our short list is this one -
http://www.vrbo.com/157018 - which does have a small terrace. It is in Trastevere but is 'behind' the S Maria area so you would probably need to use the buses but it looks well equipped and we are considering it. |
hi macdogmom,
may I chip in with my two penn'th and share the "wisdom" I've attained through 3 apartment rentals in Italy, [one in Rome] and another in Rome in the offing? 1. I would honestly NOT get hung up on the terrace. I don't know what time of year you are traveling, but unless you are planning to spend a lot of time in and around the apartment, you will not use it as much as you expect. in winter it will be too cold in the day and dark at night, in spring/autumn you'll be out at times when it is usable, and in summer, it'll be too hot most of the day! at least look at some other options before you make your minds up. 2. Prioritise position. for your first visit to Rome you want to be as central as possible so you can get easily to the main sights. the obvious place to be is in the area between the campo dei fiori/pantheon and the river, as nowhere is too far away. the mistake we made [because I'd concentrated too much on having a terrace] on our first visit was to stay near the colosseum [Monti] area. we spent so much time going to the places we wanted to be, which apart from the day we went to the forum etc. was not where we were. the same applies to Trastevere, IMHO - great for a 2nd or 3rd stay, but not for your first. 3. Next priority - space. with two large lads, you need as much as possible. you will NOT be happy falling over one of them in the living room in the morning, and if they are the types who want to sleep in, neither will they. the bunk bed option sounds a recipe for disaster for grown-ups. go for an apartment with double and twin bedrooms and two bathrooms, and preferably two sitting rooms. if you can get a terrace, so much the better, but IMHO it shouldn't be top of your wish list. 4. Stairs v lift. our first apartment was on the 4th floor with no lift - there were 88 steps down and then back up everytime we wanted a pint of milk! our other two rentals were on lower floors/had lifts and this makes life a lot easier, and for the next one, we've gone for a ground floor apartment. with two large lads it might not be so much of a problem, but it'll be more of a pain than you realise. good luck! |
Thanks to everyone for their input. I am starting to give up on Terrace and go for location, location, location. Sounds like Navona/Campo de fiori area is the place to zero in on. Annhig (thanks for all your good advice!) could you send me the link to the apartment you are renting this winter? I read through your postings last night and I am looking for something very similar to what you were searching for. I do wish the apt. you rented had more windows and light. I like the price and location though and that it is through an indvidual rather than an agency. I think as we burrow into these searches ones loses track of how much time you are really going to spend at the apartment. Although I do the same crazy searching for the perfect hotel even when we go up to San Francisco for the night, which is only 40 minutes away.
GY2 and lovisa--thanks for links, I appreciate the help! Probably neither in the area I am going to search. |
<<lovisa on Dec 29, 09 at 12:18am
While in the Colleseum area, rather than the area you're looking in, this apartment has a terrace and is remarked on here in a recent Trip Report on Fodors and has an old review on Slow Travel: http://www.vrbo.com/32035>> I stayed in this apartment in 2008 with a friend. It is beautiful. My criteria had to include a terrace since I am a smoker. Also it had to include internet which this apartment had for free. LOVED IT!!! |
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