We have stayed in the Hotel Parlamento and liked the area very much. In case the hotel is booked when we go, does anyone have suggestions for other small hotels in that neighborhood? Thanks!

Please advise where the hotel is located or give a link to the hotel since people may not know the hotel but may know the area and could recommend an alternative.

Its address: Roma via delle Convertite. It's located just off via del Corso & probably 10 or so blocks from the Spanish steps. There have been several posts about the hotel.

Thanks!

I have stayed at www.hoteljulia.it.
It is near the Trevi.
It was clean and folks were friendly. Breakfast included.

I've also stayed at the Hotel Julia which is right around Piazza Barberini and also liked it. As jetsetj states, there's a very friendly staff, it's clean, and in a very quiet location on a small side street.

Closer to the Spanish Steps I've used and like the Hotel San Carlo. I think it's a little bit better than Hotel Julia, it's in a more central/busy location but it's still quiet, clean, and friendly.

http://www.hotelsancarloroma.com/

It was over on the other side of the river Tevere (so it might be a little bit out of the zone you're looking for), but I stayed at this B&B the last time I was in Rome and it made a nice change from hotels.

http://bbgliartisti.com/en/b-amp-b-gli-artisti.html

Thanks for advice. Sent out e-mails, & San Carlo sent an immediate response. It looks lovely, and we are looking forward to staying there.

2Travlrs,
Please report back, but I think you will find that the San Carlo is a very nice hotel. Just remember that it's very close to the Spanish Steps and hence that metro stop so you can easily take that if you want to get to the Colosseum or the Vatican using the metro. Off course nothing beats walking all over Roma and taking it all in.

When I've stayed at the San Carlo, I often just walk in the mornings from the hotel to the sights I intend to see that day. Then take the metro coming back to the hotel after an entire day of sightseeing when I'm simply dog tired.

Have a great time in Roma,
--gatorbill

Gatorbill, please refresh my memory about the metro near the Sp Steps. Is it in the area off to the left of the bottom of the steps (as you face the steps from below) and down a little alleyway?

How far from the Colosseum is the stop nearest the Colosseum?
When I went before w/someone else, we took a bus, but the metro would be faster.

This will be a quick trip, so we are going to do just a few must-sees & save the rest for a later trip.

Thanks!

The Colosseum stop is across the street from the Colosseum. If coming from the Spanish Steps you will have to change lines at Termini to get to the Colosseum.

Yes, the Spanish Steps metro is too the left of the steps. Little pizza place selling pizza to go right before you enter.

Thanks!

2Travlrs,
You have a great memory !!! That's exactly where the <b><i>Spagna</b></i> station is, right up the alley (Pazzo a vicolo del bottino) to the left on the piazza at the bottom of the Spanish Steps.

Take Metro Line A from <b><i>Spagna</b></i> to <b><i>Termini</b></i> then switch to Metro Line B and conitnue on to the <b><i>Colosseo</b></i> station. When you exit the <b><i>Colosseo</b></i> station you'll cross the Via dei Fori Imperiali onto the Piazza del Colosseo which is the street right in front of the Colosseum. You can't miss it.

As for the Vatican, take the Metro Line A at the <b><i>Spagna</b></i> station to the <b><i>Otaviano-San Pietro</b></i> station from there you have about a 10-12 block walk to get to either the basilica or the museum. If going to just the museum you may choose to get off at the <b><i>Cipro-Musei Vaticani</b></i> station which is slightly closer to the museum.

Have a great time in Roma,
--gatorbill