Rome Hotel with a car
 

We will be in Italy for three weeks in August, and because we will be doing a lot of driving, have decided it would be most economical to rent a car for the entire three weeks.<BR><BR>We will be spending three nights in Rome, but I'm a little worried about having a car in Rome, so was wondering if there is an area just outside of Rome, like Fiesole is just outside of Florence, where it would be convenient to stay. I would like to be able to take a bus into the City center--hopefully not more than 15-20 minutes. We will need two rooms, and prefer a small hotel or B&B--not much more that $110 per night if possible.

Hello Catherine,<BR><BR>A better bet would be to be somewhere where you can get into Rome by train. <BR>My suggestion would be Castel Gandolfo, (summer residence of the pope) - a pleasant hill-town in a lovely setting above Lake Albano. 40 minutes from Rome by train.<BR><BR>Let me know if I can be of more help ...<BR><BR>Steve<BR><BR>

Or Frascati

Catherine-<BR><BR>We are staying in the Aventino Hill area with a car and the hotel has free parking. If you have driven in a large city in the US (NY, Chicago, etc) I find it isn't that different if you have good directions.<BR><BR>Hotel- Villa San Pio; $115 double in the low season (august)<BR><BR>http://charmingrome.com/hotelvillaspio/

Sarah,<BR><BR>The Hotel Villa San Pio looks great. Thank you for the suggestion. Do you know how far it is from major sights, and how long a bus or train trip it is to the "center" of town? I like that it has free parking--so we could just leave the car there--but do you think it's close enough to feel like you're still in Rome?