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May 19th, 2005, 05:59 AM
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Turn a corner and you'll come across monuments of times gone by: a constant reminder or Rome's rich tapestry of history. Splendid baroque buildings, classical period giants such as the Colosseum and the Forum cohabit with Basilicas and Churches of different eras. Striking squares bear witness to 17th Century sculpture thanks to the omnipresent works of Bernini and Borromini, while Renaissance artists Michaelangelo, Caravaggio and Raphael also left their eternal mark on the city.
the above is a copy from an article on another website. I would stay well clear of the hotel recommended by DonnaL, if this is the only thing she can come up with!
the above is a copy from an article on another website. I would stay well clear of the hotel recommended by DonnaL, if this is the only thing she can come up with!
May 19th, 2005, 06:38 AM
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TexasAggie -- I, too, like the Hotel Oceania; we had an amazing experience there two years ago - there was a group of young people from Korea - opera singers "studying/training" in Rome - who were singing in the church right there below the hotel; they invited us in (I think we were 3 of 6 non-Koreans) and also to their refreshments afterwards; we held hands and they sang grace (incredible voices) and then they asked us to introduce ourselves individually and sang a song for each of us. An utterly amazing and unforgettable experience.
May 19th, 2005, 09:09 AM
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<<If I have not already sold this hotel to you, consider this. Located on the north side of Via Cavour this hotel is literally 1/2 block from the Termini subway station>>
Donna,
Why are you trying to sell us on this place? Why do you think the area around the Collosium is "ideal" (unless you love auto traffic)??? Why do you think the area close to Termini station is nicer than other pedestrianized neighborhoods of Rome (Farnese, Campo dei Fiori, Navonna, Pantheon, and Trastevere to name just a few)???
WARD, something doesn't smell right here.....
Donna,
Why are you trying to sell us on this place? Why do you think the area around the Collosium is "ideal" (unless you love auto traffic)??? Why do you think the area close to Termini station is nicer than other pedestrianized neighborhoods of Rome (Farnese, Campo dei Fiori, Navonna, Pantheon, and Trastevere to name just a few)???
WARD, something doesn't smell right here.....
Jun 9th, 2005, 12:28 PM
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TexasAggie - what was the hotel you stayed at in Venice that ruined 4 days of your honeymoon?
We're going on our first trip to Italy and staying in Venice for 3 nights and I'd really like to avoid this terrible hotel in Venice.
We're going on our first trip to Italy and staying in Venice for 3 nights and I'd really like to avoid this terrible hotel in Venice.
Jun 9th, 2005, 01:45 PM
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For kyboo - this is excerpts from my post about the bad hotel in Venice.
Venice - Locanda SS Giovanni e Paolo, room 3, small double room with private bathroom and "breakfast" in the room daily between 8am and 9:30am. The hotel was very close to Ospedale San Giovanni e Paolo and was about a 10 minute walk to either San Marco or Rialto. Unfortunately, we cannot recommend this hotel to anyone in good faith. Our room was UNBELIEVABLY loud - not from the street, but from the hotel lobby. We clearly heard the phone, the doorbell, people chatting with the doorman, the doorman on the phone with friends at all hours of the night, breakfast being prepared, and just about everything else. It was very difficult to get much rest to say the least. Also, all three mornings we were awakened by loud knocking and our breakfast 45 minutes to one hour before we had specified. They actually wrote down the time you wanted breakfast (which was incredibly sparse anyway) to be delivered to your room, but they appeared to totally disregard it and wake you up whenever they wanted. Last, you were requested to leave your room every morning by 10:30am in order for the cleaning service to clean it. This wasn't a problem for us except for one day and we alerted the clerk the night before that we didn't want the room cleaned... you guessed it - they came and knocked and requested us to hurry up and leave. My husband was more than a little irritated to be sure. There were more minor annoyances with this hotel but I think I've covered the high points. If you want any peace and quiet do not stay here!
IF you do have to stay here… a few tips:
Don't worry too much - it won't ruin your trip to Venice or anything, just bring good earplugs and maybe post a note on the outside of your door before you go to bed that says what time breakfast should come so you aren't awakened an hour or more too early.
Also, request an upstairs room FOR SURE!! We were only half a floor up from the lobby (rooms 1-3 are at this level) and that may have been why the noise was so intolerable. Although, we met another couple on the top level who said they heard the racket as much as we did so the entire place is probably just noisy.
The neighborhood was just fine. It was well away from most of the crowds and the noise that was so disturbing did not come from the streets or anything. There were signs all over the city (blue usually) that directed toward the Ospedale so that even my husband and I (notoriously bad with directions) were easily able to find the hotel. From the hotel, it was a 2 minute walk back to the Ospedale where there were signs to San Marco and Rialto. So navigating to and from the hotel was pretty easy.
The room was pretty small even for Italian standards but nothing we couldn't work around, and the bathroom was fine with good water pressure in the shower and plenty of hot water. When we arrived the shower obviously had not been cleaned (hair everywhere - gross!!) and we requested that it be cleaned before we came back for the evening and they managed to get that done.
The staff was ok - there is an Eqyptian man on duty in the evenings and he is very pushy about trying to send you to his specially recommended authentic Venetian restaurants... we made that mistake once and it turned out to be owned by another Egyptian with overpriced terrible food. He must get some kickback from them because he had us tell the waiter his name and that he sent us. We should have known better... The woman there in the morning is friendly enough and the girl on duty in the afternoon doesn't speak a word of English so ask your questions in the morning or do without.
A last word of advice, they offer wakeup calls and to have breakfast ready for you no matter what time you need to check out the day of your departure. Don't trust them. Fortunately, we set our own alarm for 5am the day we were leaving because they did not call of course. Breakfast was not brought to our room at 5:45 as they promised, nor was it ready for us when we were leaving at 6am. Actually - we woke up the doorman (who is supposed to be on duty all night but goes to sleep on a couch by 2-3am) as we were leaving. So much for a reliable wakeup call, the water taxi he was supposed to have called for us (we had to RUN to San Marco and find our own at a higher rate), and breakfast.
Hope this helps you be prepared at least. Definitely request an upstairs room, bring earplugs, and plan on buying yourself a 2nd breakfast as all it was was one tiny roll and one package of 4 crackers. Ugh, woken up early all 3 days for just that!!
Venice - Locanda SS Giovanni e Paolo, room 3, small double room with private bathroom and "breakfast" in the room daily between 8am and 9:30am. The hotel was very close to Ospedale San Giovanni e Paolo and was about a 10 minute walk to either San Marco or Rialto. Unfortunately, we cannot recommend this hotel to anyone in good faith. Our room was UNBELIEVABLY loud - not from the street, but from the hotel lobby. We clearly heard the phone, the doorbell, people chatting with the doorman, the doorman on the phone with friends at all hours of the night, breakfast being prepared, and just about everything else. It was very difficult to get much rest to say the least. Also, all three mornings we were awakened by loud knocking and our breakfast 45 minutes to one hour before we had specified. They actually wrote down the time you wanted breakfast (which was incredibly sparse anyway) to be delivered to your room, but they appeared to totally disregard it and wake you up whenever they wanted. Last, you were requested to leave your room every morning by 10:30am in order for the cleaning service to clean it. This wasn't a problem for us except for one day and we alerted the clerk the night before that we didn't want the room cleaned... you guessed it - they came and knocked and requested us to hurry up and leave. My husband was more than a little irritated to be sure. There were more minor annoyances with this hotel but I think I've covered the high points. If you want any peace and quiet do not stay here!
IF you do have to stay here… a few tips:
Don't worry too much - it won't ruin your trip to Venice or anything, just bring good earplugs and maybe post a note on the outside of your door before you go to bed that says what time breakfast should come so you aren't awakened an hour or more too early.
Also, request an upstairs room FOR SURE!! We were only half a floor up from the lobby (rooms 1-3 are at this level) and that may have been why the noise was so intolerable. Although, we met another couple on the top level who said they heard the racket as much as we did so the entire place is probably just noisy.
The neighborhood was just fine. It was well away from most of the crowds and the noise that was so disturbing did not come from the streets or anything. There were signs all over the city (blue usually) that directed toward the Ospedale so that even my husband and I (notoriously bad with directions) were easily able to find the hotel. From the hotel, it was a 2 minute walk back to the Ospedale where there were signs to San Marco and Rialto. So navigating to and from the hotel was pretty easy.
The room was pretty small even for Italian standards but nothing we couldn't work around, and the bathroom was fine with good water pressure in the shower and plenty of hot water. When we arrived the shower obviously had not been cleaned (hair everywhere - gross!!) and we requested that it be cleaned before we came back for the evening and they managed to get that done.
The staff was ok - there is an Eqyptian man on duty in the evenings and he is very pushy about trying to send you to his specially recommended authentic Venetian restaurants... we made that mistake once and it turned out to be owned by another Egyptian with overpriced terrible food. He must get some kickback from them because he had us tell the waiter his name and that he sent us. We should have known better... The woman there in the morning is friendly enough and the girl on duty in the afternoon doesn't speak a word of English so ask your questions in the morning or do without.
A last word of advice, they offer wakeup calls and to have breakfast ready for you no matter what time you need to check out the day of your departure. Don't trust them. Fortunately, we set our own alarm for 5am the day we were leaving because they did not call of course. Breakfast was not brought to our room at 5:45 as they promised, nor was it ready for us when we were leaving at 6am. Actually - we woke up the doorman (who is supposed to be on duty all night but goes to sleep on a couch by 2-3am) as we were leaving. So much for a reliable wakeup call, the water taxi he was supposed to have called for us (we had to RUN to San Marco and find our own at a higher rate), and breakfast.
Hope this helps you be prepared at least. Definitely request an upstairs room, bring earplugs, and plan on buying yourself a 2nd breakfast as all it was was one tiny roll and one package of 4 crackers. Ugh, woken up early all 3 days for just that!!
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Dear "TexasAggie",
We note that you keep writing incredible bad reports about Locanda Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, of which we are the NEW owners.
We had alreay seen this post of yours referring to your stay at our locanda in June 2004 and we are quite surprised to see that you repeated that after one year, in June 2005.
Although it is hard to believe that everyrhing at the Locanda was so terrible, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that we took over the Locanda in September 2004 and since then many things have changed.
We take very much care of cleanings.
We don't have anymore a night person, as we are a guesthouse, not a hotel, and we give the clients the key of the Locanda, so that they can feel at home.
We do not promise anymore breakfast at 5.00 a.m., as only 5 star hotels serve breakfast at that time.
We serve instead very punctually a complimentary breakfast in the clients' room at the requested time between 8.00 and 9.30 a.m.
We usually give our Guests suggestions about a selection of restaurants, they can choose from according to their budget and expectations.
Besides, it is not necessary to walk to the Hospital to reach San Marco. You can go to the opposite direction and reach San Marco in a few minutes.
We hope to have the privilege of welcoming you again at our Locanda.
The Management.
We note that you keep writing incredible bad reports about Locanda Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, of which we are the NEW owners.
We had alreay seen this post of yours referring to your stay at our locanda in June 2004 and we are quite surprised to see that you repeated that after one year, in June 2005.
Although it is hard to believe that everyrhing at the Locanda was so terrible, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that we took over the Locanda in September 2004 and since then many things have changed.
We take very much care of cleanings.
We don't have anymore a night person, as we are a guesthouse, not a hotel, and we give the clients the key of the Locanda, so that they can feel at home.
We do not promise anymore breakfast at 5.00 a.m., as only 5 star hotels serve breakfast at that time.
We serve instead very punctually a complimentary breakfast in the clients' room at the requested time between 8.00 and 9.30 a.m.
We usually give our Guests suggestions about a selection of restaurants, they can choose from according to their budget and expectations.
Besides, it is not necessary to walk to the Hospital to reach San Marco. You can go to the opposite direction and reach San Marco in a few minutes.
We hope to have the privilege of welcoming you again at our Locanda.
The Management.
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