Hotels In Rome & Practical Information For The Visitor
Make an informed choice in getting the best value from your visit to Rome
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Cheap hotels Central Rome ?
The city of Rome is not a cheap area for accommodation, especially in the summer months when most leisure visitors want to come. However, within this context there are hotels available to suit most budgets at all times of the year somewhere in the city centre. Its just knowing where to look.
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| Bed,& Breakfast |
| 2 & 3 Star Hotels |
| 4 & 5 Star Hotels |
| Termini Hotel Map |
| District Briefing |
The good news is that the most competitively priced central district for hotels in the centre of Rome is around Termini Station.
It is Termini Station that all the airport trains and buses terminate at, and where most trains from beyond Rome will deliver you to.
Termini Station is also the transport hub for getting about Rome. Rome's two metro lines intersect here plus the main local bus station is here too. Its also the start point for all of Rome's popular hop on, hop off sightseeing buses.
As well as being the best location to get around Rome, there are more hotels round Termini Station than any other district. The Termini Station area is really a good benchmark to compare possible alternatives throughout the hotel market from cheap hostels to luxury hotels.
Bed and Breakfasts (B&B) in Rome
The best of the cheap Bed and Breakfasts (B&B) in Rome will have a knowledgeable host who will give you personal attention drawing on their years of living in Rome.
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Bed and Breakfasts are widely available, especially around the Vatican City and Termini Station districts.
Most will be small family affairs with a few rooms. Some of the rooms are almost apartments. Breakfast itself will vary widely.
Bed and Breakfast Hotels In Rome - More Details
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| Leonardo Express Airport Train |
Airport & Cruise Transfers
Rome has two airports, Fiumicino and Ciampino. Ciampino is used by the low cost budget carriers like Ryanair and some charters. Fiumicino handles the vast majority of flights.
Civitavecchia is the cruise port for Rome about an hours drive from the city itself.
We have detailed pages on all the viable transport options, both public transport and private vehicle from Rome's airports and cruise terminal.
We also cover inter airport transfers and airport to cruise terminal transfers avoiding the centre of Rome altogether.
Fiumicino Airport Transfers - More Details
Ciampino Airport Transfers - More Details
Civitavecchia Cruise Port Transfers - More Details
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| Local Buses |
| Metro |
| Train Services |
| Tickets, Travel Passes |
Getting Around Rome - Public Transport
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| Public Transport Pass |
Rome
is very easy to get around using its comprehensive but crowded public
transport system.
The Rome Metro
system is limited with just two lines but is handy for many of the main sightseeing locations including the Vatican. Rome's
public buses form the foundation of many journeys.
Termini Station is the main hub for public transport in the centre. Both Metro lines cross here and out the front of the station is a large local bus station.
Very few people pay for individual journeys on Rome's public transport system. The locals will have long term passes, visitors will save themselves a lot of hassle, time and money by purchasing one of the travel passes for 1, 3 or 7 days.
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If you don't fancy the chore of tracking down a ticket outlet on arrival in Rome, you can order the 1 and 3 day transport passes now and have them conveniently sent to your home, wherever in the world you live. Of course you have to pay a premium for this service, but the time saved and stress free convenience of this facility is attractive to many. |
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| HoHo Tour Bus Overview |
| Roma Cristiana Bus |
| Open Tour Bus |
| Battelli di Roma Boat |
| Private Car Tours |
Hop On, Hop Off Sightseeing Buses
In terms of numbers traveling, perhaps the most popular tour option are the double deck hop on, hop off tour buses now found in many locations world-wide.
There are a multitude of competing operators mainly offering refinements of the same product visiting all the main sightseeing locations in central Rome. The routes are almost identical but the differences in validities of the tickets, different promotional bundles and radically different pricing of childrens tickets makes it a complex choice.
There is also a hop on, hop off river boat and a separate hop on, off sightseeing bus that goes outside the city called Archeobus.
The major destination of Archeobus is the Appian Way (Via Appia Antica), which ran from Rome down to Brindisi.
The stretch close to Rome, the Via Appia Antica, is now part of an nature and archaeological park, the Parco Regionale dell'Appia Antica, and makes a lovely day out.
Tours Of Rome, Walking Tours, Day Tours to Pompeii, Florence ...
| Summary of Most Popular Tours & Fast Track Tickets In Rome | ||
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| Vatican | ||
| Vatican Museums Tickets | €33.50 / €40* | Fast track admission to Vatican Museum |
| Vatican Museums inc Sistine Chapel | €59 / €60* | 3 hour tour with hotel pickups. Mon,Fri |
| Vatican Museums inc Sistine Chapel (Private) | from €76 / €87* | Price shown is per person for 9 person group. |
| St Peter's + Vatican Museums + Sistine Chapel | €56 | Most popular 3 hour tour. Daily except Sunday. |
| Audience With The Pope | €36 | Attending Wednesday audience with transfers |
| Ancient Rome Walking Tour (Colosseum, Roman Forum, Pantheon, Trevi etc) | ||
| Colosseum & Roman Forum | €49 | Daily half day walking tour, am and pm. |
| Colosseum & Roman Forum (Segway Tour) | €75 | 3 hour tour by Segway machine. |
| Colosseum, Roman Forum, Pantheon,Trevi | €30 | 3 hour walking tour. Morning or Afternoon. |
| Spanish Steps, Pantheon,Trevi, Piazza Navona | €39 | 3 hour afternoon walking tour. Tues,Fri,Sat |
| Villa Borghese Gallery | ||
| Villa Borghese Gallery Fast Track Tickets | €30 | Fast track admission ticket for a 2 hour slot. |
| Villa Borghese Gallery & Gardens Tour | €44 | 2 hour tour of gallery + 1 hour gardens tour. |
| Other Popular City Of Rome Tours | ||
| Dan Brown 'Angels & Demons' Tour | €56 | 4 hour walking tour inspired by the novel by Dan Brown |
| Classic Tour Of The Main Sights Of Rome | €38/€90 | Half or Full Day coach tour of main sights |
| Roman Gladiator Lesson | €55-€132 | 2 hour lesson in becoming a Roman Gladiator |
| Night Tours Of Rome (Walking or Bus) | €30/€42 | Choice - walking or coach tour of Rome by night |
| Private Car & Driver | ||
| 4 hour private custom tour of Rome | €210-€378 | Prices are per vehicle. Mercedes vehicles from 1-3 passenger E-class Merceds up to 8 seat Mercedes Vito vans/mini-buses. |
| 8 hour private custom tour of Rome | €378-€567 | |
| * Price from April 2nd 2012 | ||
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