Rome and Florence
 

My mother and I are planning on traveling to Rome and Florence in May. We have been looking into Hotels to stay at.<BR><BR>I have heard that the Olympic is a good hotel in Rome. Can anyone recommend any other reasonable priced locations in Rome to stay?<BR><BR>As I said earlier, we are also going to Florence. Are there any reasonable hotels in Florence that anyone can recommend. I have looked into the Hotel Pendini, is this a good place to stay?<BR><BR>

Try the Hotel Lombardi. Several people from this board have used this hotel. It's been a few years since I was there, but, I liked the hotel very much. Ask Dominec for a room with a balcony.<BR>There is a website. Do a search on google and you should find them.<BR>Reserve now. Florence fills up quickly.<BR><BR>For Rome, did you try Venere.com ? I have had great luck with their service.<BR><BR>Have a wonderful trip!<BR><BR>

My daughter and I stayed at the Hotel Pendini last April. It was really nice. The room was huge. We had a triple. Outside our door was an amazing Piazza di Republica. It was so close to everything. My 7 year old daughter never got tired. I can't recommend it enough.<BR><BR>In terms of Rome, we stayed near the Spanish steps which was a great location. I will try to find the name of the hotel. It was very reasonable, and very close.

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Try the Hotel Casci in Florence. It's nice, clean, centrally located, and reasonable. It's been highly recommended here, so we stayed there last year, and we were not disappointed. I have heard a lot of mixed reviews abou the Pendini - some good, some REALLY bad.

Visited Rome & Florence last spring, and stayed at the Pendini in Florence. Our first room was tiny and infested with ants. However, after we complained, we were moved to a lovely room--large, quiet, and with a sideways view of the Pza. de Repubblica. In the end, would recommend it. Be sure to walk about a block down the arcade to the Grotta Guelfa restaurant--one of our faves from the entire trip. Enjoy. <BR>