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Where to stay in Rome.

Posted on 3/5/24 at 11:47 am
Posted by jkylejohnson
Alexandria
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 11:47 am
Spinoff from previous thread on Amalfi coast for Summer 2025. Me , Mrs jkyle, and two boys (17&15) going to Italy next year and trying to get ahead on some of the planning. My question is … how many days would you suggest to spend in Rome (where we’ll likely be flying into) and what area of the city would you suggest staying. I found a place I really like but not sure how ideal the location is. Seems walkable to some good stuff. Any info/tips appreciated.

The location of the nice little apartment I found is below. I was thinking 2-3 days before Amalfi coast. The main places I want to see are Colosseum and Sistine Chapel .



Posted by nugget
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Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 12:25 pm to
That place is fine. Monti and Travestere are really great neighborhoods to stay and visit.
Posted by jbgleason
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 12:49 pm to
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Colosseum and Sistine Chapel


Colosseum - Buy skip the line tickets with a guided tour or just go and walk around the outside. The lines to get in were legitimately the longest lines I have ever seen. Maybe a mile long of people waiting. It would take most of the day to get in there.

Sistine Chapel - Be prepared. It is nice and all but it's not what you are expecting. It is standing room only and the room is absolutely shoulder to shoulder packed. They limit your time in there as well and its loud, hot and people are bumping into you the whole time. There are a couple of places to sit along the wall but there are no pews. It's just a giant open space. Again, get the skip the line tickets or be prepared to be in line for hours.
Posted by Shotgun Willie
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 1:12 pm to
That is about where we are staying when we finish our cruise in Rome. Will stay three extra days after. This was an area many people suggested because you could walk to the Trastevere area for dinner etc and was close to attractions. I haven't got tickets for the Colosseum yet but we do have tickets for the Sistine Chapel. We bout a tour called the Pristine Sistine where you would get in first before everyone else. Now they don't let groups in early but we will still be one of first in.
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 1:13 pm to
My wife and I did an Italy trip a few years ago. We spent 3 nights and 2 full days in Rome and felt like it was enough. We stayed in Trastavere in an AirBnB. We loved the area, very walkable and had a more residential feel than across the river near all of the sites. We would get a quick coffee on the corner and catch a cab into the city proper. Doing our research the only consensus we could find was to NOT stay near the main train station in Rome.

The first day we did a Colosseum and Roman Forum small group tour through Walks of Italy. We did the early morning tour and it was excellent. Took about 4 hours, we hit the Colosseum first before it was crowded, and then walked across to the Forum. We spent that afternoon seeing other sites in town- Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, etc.

The second day we hit the Vatican. We did a tour called "Pristine Sistine", also by Walks of Italy. We entered the Vatican complex before it opened to the public, and our group of 20 or so had about 15 mins inside the Chapel where it was just us. It was awesome. Our group then did a full tour of the Vatican, and made a quick pass through the Chapel again- and this time it was shoulder to shoulder.

The tour ended inside St. Peter's and we also had the Scavi tour lined up that afternoon. Caught a cab back into Rome, walked among the ruins for a bit and saw a nice sunset. We headed out the next morning. We felt like the 2 full days was enough to see everything we wanted.
Posted by lsualum98
South Louisiana
Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 1:24 pm to
This doesn't address your question about where to stay but you might consider the tour that allows you to open the doors to the Sistine Chapel. That would ensure you don't have to wait in lines! Here's a link to buy tickets: LINK and here's an article that describes it: LINK
There's also the Scavi tour that goes underneath St. Peter's Basilica and allows you to see the tomb of St. Peter. It's a really cool tour!

ETA: just saw the post above - sorry for the duplicate info
This post was edited on 3/5/24 at 1:26 pm
Posted by Roy Curado
Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 2:01 pm to
Does anyone have a top 5 list of things to do in Rome? Will be going in November.
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 2:38 pm to
If that area is near the Campo di Fiore, that is fine. I have stayed there before. It is an easy walk across the river to the Vatican and Sistine Chapel.

Hosteria Costanza is a good restaurant just off Campo di Fiore. The food is very good and the restaurant is built among the ruins of the old Theatre of Pompey which is part of the complex where the Roman Senate was meeting when Julius Caesar was assassinated there.
Posted by b-rab2
N. Louisiana
Member since Dec 2005
12581 posts
Posted on 3/5/24 at 3:59 pm to
quote:

jkylejohnson


Not reading everyone elses comments first, but I will say, the wife and I wished we would have spent more time in Rome. We spent 2.5 days there. We will be going back to spend an additional 2-3 days.
Posted by OhFace55
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2007
7040 posts
Posted on 3/6/24 at 10:34 am to
I recently got back from Rome and stayed in an Airbnb in Trastevere. I really liked the area. Great food/ atmosphere and felt safe (had my 2 younger daughters with me). Here is the link to where we stayed. The master bedroom overlooks the oldest active church in Rome.

Rome airbnb
Posted by jose
Houma
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 3/6/24 at 11:09 am to
Me and my wife did a 4 day honeymoon in Rome 2 summers ago before meeting my family in France and doing a big 2 weeks trip.

We stayed at a very nice hotel in the Pantheon square. Our balcony over looked the square.

First day when we landed we did all the walking things. Coliseum, Caesars forums.

2nd day was Vatican, Sistine Chapel. That night we did a food tour of Travestire.

3rd day we took a day trip to Florence.

4th day we Toured the Necropolis beneath the Vatican where St. Peter is buried. (if you have any interest in this, need to start looking for tickets now.) Walked the 581 steps to the top of the Vatican. And we went to a church called Sancta Santorum which has the exact steps that Jesus walked on the day he was sentenced to death; a surreal experience.
This post was edited on 3/6/24 at 11:13 am
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32961 posts
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:27 pm to
IMO, it really matters what's most important to you.

If I were going back to Rome I would stay in Trastevere, it has more of a residential neighborhood vibe than a lot of Rome. But that's what I look for when I travel, I want to hangout where people live, rather than the touristy places (obviously you have to hit up some of these like St. Peter's Basilica, the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, etc...).
Posted by TheBoo
South to Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
4571 posts
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:38 am to
We did 4 days in Rome, including the Sposi Novelli and all that that entails, so basically 3.5 days, and it was enough to hit all of the mainstream spots. I would have preferred another day to visit places off the beaten path.

We stayed in an AirBnB in Trastavere, and would certainly do that again.
Posted by MintBerry Crunch
Member since Nov 2010
4878 posts
Posted on 3/7/24 at 1:38 pm to
Where should I stay if my wife and I want to do the keys tour?

We are flying in Sunday morning, so we will have some part of the day, though lag will likely knock that out. We are doing the tour Monday morning then leaving Rome. Any recommendations on places to stay around Vatican City or places to eat? Any must dos or sees before we leave?
This post was edited on 3/7/24 at 1:40 pm
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