Rome hotels?
 

Can anyone recommend an affordable hotel in Rome that is nearby everything?

<<Can anyone recommend...>>

Yes, someone can... someone who knows YOU, and knows what you mean by "affordable" - - chances are, that personal friend of yours who also knows Rome hotels, if he/she exists, does not come here.

I know Rome hotels (and many other &quot;regulars&quot; do besides me), and no hotel is &quot;nearby everything&quot;; Rome is not <i>that</i> small. Near the Pantheon is not exactly near the Vatican, is not near the train station, is not near the Galleria Borghese is not near Trastevere.

I recommend you spend 30 minutes with any of dozens of books or web sites to familiarize yourself with Rome and help focus your own thoughts on whether your <i>first</i> interests are in: the Vatican, ancient Rome, Rome (largely) since 1700 (i.e., the Centro Storico / &quot;Trevi-Piazza Navona&quot; corridor), Jewish Rome, glamorous glitzy Rome shopping, or some other aspect. The area of the Centro Storico is frequently suggested as the best choice for first-time visitors to Rome, but there is no one best answer for every traveler.

Then define &quot;affordable&quot;.

And re-post your question.

Or browse through www.venere.com/it/roma - - complete with hotels on a map, prices and availability of rooms for something like 700 lodging choices.

Or www.eurocheapo.com/rome

And still come back and re-post your question.

Best wishes,

Rex Bickers
Floyds Knobs, Indiana

Topping for ed, maybe someone can give him a real answer.

Ed,

What's your budget?

Some hotels that are often recommended on this site:

Albergo Del Senato
Santa Chiara
Hotel Due Torri
Hotel Mozart

There are tons of others, but throw us a bone budgetwise...

Today's Washington Post recommends three for under $100: Hotel Firenze, Hotel della Muse, and Hotel Kennedy.

I'll add a little more information to my previous post on the three $100-and-under Rome hotels. All include bathrooms.(There are 9 hotels altogether recommended in today's WP Sunday travel section.)

Hotel Firenze, Via Due Macelli, &quot;footsteps from Spanish Steps,&quot; $100 in July &amp; August, $190 other times, A/C $12/day extra

Hotel della Muse, Via Tommasso Salvini 18, $95 up

Hotel Kennedy, Via Filippo Turati 62, couple blocks from Termini Station, &quot;gratis breakfast includes bacon and eggs,&quot; small gym and free internet station. Hmm, this one sounds to good to be true. Is anyone familiar with it?

and Hotel Kennedy.