We will be in Rome Sept 21 through 24th 2011. I have noticed prices For hotels are much higher in September than they are in August. Do hotels lower their prices to fill rooms?
Or, are prices normaly higher in September than August?

we have always found good rates in Sept.
try http://www.hoteljulia.it/en

also consider short term apt.

I believe August in Rome is off season thus the lower prices.

Hi T,

>are prices normaly higher in September than August?

IME they are.

Aug is usually low season for European cities - hot, muggy and full of Americans.

August is just about the cheapest month -- for a reason. Yes, Sept will be more expensive

Thank you TW for your hotel suggestion. Has anyone stayed at the Almalfi hotel? My wife and I are active seniors and have been to Rome twice before and had mixed results with hotels. We are open to suggestions.

If you are staying 3 or more days, look at apartments. www.sleepinitaly.com and VRBO.com are two sites I go to a lot.

Even a studio apartment may be more roomy and not as expensive as a hotel room.

I also think you should look into an apt.

You'll pay less for a much bigger living space and stay in a super central area that the hotel option might price you out of.

Either way book something ASAP - this is really late to find that "perfect place". The longer you wait, the more you'll have to settle.

http://www.cntraveller.com/guides/eu.../where-to-stay

Also look at the apartments on Ownersdirect.com and Home Away Holiday Rentals. I've used both with success. The only time I use a hotel these days is if I'm staying only one or two nights or traveling on business with colleagues.

As posted, August seems to be cheaper as it's just so darn hot!Probably the least expensive areas to stay in Rome would be near the Roma Termini train station – or over in Prati by the Vatican. Both feature good transportation options. These two links, which feature the **best-ranked accommodations** according to venere and booking. com guests, may give you some ideas on where to look. The articles include photos, a map, and links to the hotels for booking. They should help you ascertain “where” in Rome your future accommodation might be:

http://tinyurl.com/hotels-prati
http://tinyurl.com/hotels-termini

If you want to spend a little more money, you could stay in the Colosseo (or Monti Area). It’s quite historical and has many residence options. Or, for a unique stay, head to Trastevere. We love this part of town. With many restaurants and small cafe’s, it has a late-night atmosphere that many younger people enjoy. We just spent a couple weeks in a friend’s apartment and tremendously enjoyed Trastevere:

http://tinyurl.com/hotels-colosseo
http://tinyurl.com/trastevere-hotel

If you want to stay in the “centro” area, the downtown part of Rome, it will cost more. Yet for many, there’s no substitute for staying near the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, or Piazza Navona. When you’re down here, you’re in the middle of all the sites. You can walk to almost anywhere and late-night strolls through the older parts of town are wonderful – See pictures at http://tinyurl.com/rome-night. For the best-rated hotels in these areas, look at these articles:

http://tinyurl.com/hotel-trevi
http://tinyurl.com/hotels-pantheon
http://tinyurl.com/hotels-navona

If price is a concern, at the bottom of each article is a link that allows you to sort the accommodations in each area by PRICE. Just be sure to read the many reviews if you choose to book via this route. Unfortunately, September is PRIME-TIME for traveling in Rome and prices will be higher.

As you can see, there are many options and many price points for hotels in Rome. I use both these booking sites to sort through my options when we travel in Europe. Since you have been to Rome before, you're probably knowledgeable about all these areas. Good Luck in your search!

Dear Tarzan, the reason of the difference in prices is easy - august is low season, september, together with april, may, partly june, & october, are the peak of the year. This means, everthing is more expensive, you cue practically everywhere, and the city is generally very very busy. All those tinyurls suggested by rineurope, though very useful, refer to Agencies - therefore, you pay a commission. Always check direct websites, to get the raw rates. Give this AGV 2001 B&B a try, http://www.agv2001.com - reasonable rates, good location, close to Vatican Museums and metro stop Cipro-Musei Vaticani. Enjoy anyhow your stay in Rome!

pippoppoon is correct; the links are for reserving hotels through venere.com and booking.com - as stated in the posts. These sites usually match the rates you see on the home websites, even though they do certainly get a commision. In addition, both these vendors have extremely strong buying power, help to book empty rooms, and offer promotional specials. For example, I once booked a room at the Hotel Relais Trevi 41 near the Trevi Fountain for about $65 less than the rate at their site for the same date.

So it pays to look at all options. I've had great success with booking.com. Their customer support has always been helpful. Even when I book through an outside agency, I always follow up with an email directly to the hotel to "confirm" my reservations.

Many businesses close down for parts of August and so September, with cooler weather, grape harvests, and multiple festivals is an incredible time to be in Italy... and unfortunately, you'll see higher prices!

Thank you all for your responce. We found a hotel called Amalfi through Nozio Travelers web site. It is highly rated all who have stayed there.

I stayed at Hotel Amalfi for 7 nights in April 2011 and I loved it. I felt the location in Monte was great - the hotel is basically located on the Piazza Sta. Maria Maggiore (although the address is via Merulana). I stayed in a single as I was traveling solo and was given a very nice room with its own small balcony on the 4th floor. Very clean, good hot water, nicely appointed rooms. Bed somewhat hard for my taste (I'm used to a Dux bed) but I slept like a rock! I particularly liked that it is an easy, flat 6-7 block walk to Termini so wherever I was in Rome, I could grab a bus to Termini to get back to the hotel. I was able to walk everywhere I wanted to (except to Sts. Agnese in the far north)since everything was "downhill" from the hotel. If you like mosaics, Sta. Pressade is right next door and of course SM Maggiore has fabulous mosaics, too. Breakfast is more than adequate but not extravagant. Fresh cornetti, packaged cheeses & meats (but very good), yogurt, cold cereal. The very sweet breakfast attendant makes coffee, cappucino fresh to order. Since I was a solo senora of a certain age, she was particularly sweet to me and "drew" little flowers on my cappucino each morning. Front desk speaks very good english (excellent, really). If you need wifi, Tripadvisor has a coupon if you click the "special offer" link http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...ome_Lazio.html
I've been delinquent in writing/posting a trip report or even in putting my review on Tripadvisor but I think you can see from my comments that I think this hotel is tops and I'd definitely stay there again. And, my high season rate for the single was E90 - can't beat that!

Oh, and here is their direct website:
http://www.hotelamalfiroma.it/

Thank you margarelb. You have provided an excellent review. My wife and I are looking forward to staying at the hotel. We have stayed near the Termini in the past and we will enjoy visiting the are again.