re: Headed to Rome before Med cruise. Where to stay?

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This trip is getting VERY expensive but it’s a once in a lifetime deal. And after 53 years of marriage, I’m not gonna deny my pretty lady.

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My opinion here without knowing all your details, is you probably need to find an American chain hotel to keep you are your wife happy. I have no idea what the rome budget for those hotels would be, its probably going to be pricey.

ETA: But the Rome central tourist area is not a huge city, its very walkable if you stay around the central area between the Coliseum and Vatican area.

You also need to know that Rome is not on the water. So getting to the cruise terminal is not exactly walking distance, its like an hour away. So you need to plan that also.