Place to stay in Rome

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nvmof3
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Place to stay in Rome

Postby nvmof3 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:27 pm

Hi, we are thinking about taking the kids (11, 9 and 8) to Rome for a long weekend. Does anyone have any recommendations of where to stay? We would consider hotels with adjoining rooms, or AirB&B apartments, or anything suitable for a family really. I'd also be interested to hear any bucket list of what we must do, see and where to eat.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Place to stay in Rome

Postby Ferrywind » Mon Sep 25, 2017 7:54 am

We just did this and were pleased with our Hotel Victoria as being central enough to walk to everything but also next to the park which had a playground (ours a bit younger). Villa borghese (the park) also has an outdoor cinema and kids museum. Hotel bit 80s style but spotlessly clean and good value with a lovely restaurant almost next door Il Pomodorino - perfect for families. Also about 10 min walk from our favourite gelataria - Come il Latte on the via spaventa. White and dark chocolate taps and proper Italian gelato. Also with children I 100% recommend the golf cart tours! It means you get round all the main attractions easily and then leaves you free to wander in the spots you want. Also the e bike tours and we did a gelato making morning by piazza Navona. All big hits.
Lastly Retrobottega for an early dinner (no reservations so best to get there early) was brilliant- great food and get a table at the bar and the chefs make it all in front of you which was better than colouring for entertainment!
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Re: Place to stay in Rome

Postby nvmof3 » Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:24 am

Thank you so much! X
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Re: Place to stay in Rome

Postby dudette » Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:45 am

We had a great time in Rome a few years back when the kids were about 9 and 7. It's a beautiful city and is quite compact to walk around. My two loved going up to the top of St Peter's - it's a bit of hike up all the stairs (don't bother with the lift) but there are great views from the top. The Pantheon is a must see - it's possibly the best preserved Roman building in the world. Quite amazing. We also took them to the Vatican. If you decide to do it, book before you go and try and get the first slot of the day so you can just whizz in. I suggest you head straight to the Sistine chapel before it gets packed. Give the kids a bit of a heads up on what they're going to be seeing beforehand and maybe work out a list of things for them to spot so once they've got over the sheer 'wow' factor they don't get bored. The Vatican museum is huge so maybe find one other thing to see that you think looks interesting (if they're fans of the the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles they'll already have heard of Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael so that might give you a head start). The Forum and Colosseum are also must sees - I suggest you look at the Colosseum website and book a tour. There's one that takes you down to where the Gladiators waited before going out into the arena - it's closed off to the general public so makes it feel a bit special that you go down there. The Palatine Hill is a good place for the kids to stretch their legs and run around a bit, as well as potter about among the antiquities. There's a really interesting church called the Basilica di San Clemente Laterano - it's a Byzantine church on the top floor, but go down a layer and you find yourself in a Mythraic temple, and go down another layer and you're in a Roman street. It's very bizarre! Finally if you have time we all enjoyed the Baths of Caracalla which are like a Roman version of the Harbour Club. Take an audio tour so you know what you're looking at but it's in quite good nick considering it's so old.
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Re: Place to stay in Rome

Postby nvmof3 » Mon Oct 02, 2017 12:05 pm

Thank you so much for that.

Ferrywind - what did you mean by golf buggy tour? I have googled and can't find them.
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Re: Place to stay in Rome

Postby NYE31 » Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:25 pm

We've stayed here & it's really central, you can walk to pretty much everything.

http://www.hoteldinghilterra.com/
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Re: Place to stay in Rome

Postby lydia249 » Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:32 pm

Another vote for Hotel d'Inghilterra! Super central and so easy to find your way around. Great service and right by Spanish Steps. Enjoy! The most amazing city.
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