Madison Rome

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3.50

Via Marsala 60 Rome, Lazio, Italy, 06-445-4344

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When in Rome...

Blog Backlog: So I haven't had a chance to blog lately, because we've been running around pretty crazy. In the few days that I haven't blogged, we've visited a criminal court, we got to see the Palazzo Vecchio. I started getting used to Florence, knowing where I'm going, and finding my favorite place to get gelato. We had a pot luck dinner last night where everyone had to bring a dish. We had all kinds of pastas and appetizers. I made a strawberry dessert with pudding and chocolate, and it wa...

Rome, Lazio, Italy alinamarie06
Roma

This morning we got up really early because class started at 9. Despite having a really bad dream last night, I was in a super good mood. We got ready and got to school fairly early. When we arrived, Professor Rains said that there is a new fruit shop and small café. Alina and I walked over there with him. I bought a White Chocolate Magnum ice cream bar, since I had a croissant for breakfast. We then went to Comparative Law. We had mini-group presentations on what we read. I unfortunately ha...

Rome, Lazio, Italy amberlee
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum

We woke up and got ready and went to the free continental breakfast. It isn't too bad, but it's free, so I can't complain. We then met Del Duca and began walking to the court. We arrived, and had to go through metal detectors. I beeped the first time through, so I had to go through again, but didn't beep the second. The one student assistant to Del Duca wasn't there, which has become a trend, her not being at required things, like class and the seminar in Siena. It was very neat, we learned ...

Rome, Lazio, Italy amberlee
Sistine Chapel and Such

This morning we woke up, called Becca to make sure she was up, got ready, packed, and went down for breakfast. We checked out and headed off to the Vatican again. We got there, and the line wasn't too long, plus it was moving very fast. Guides kept stopping us to try to buy a tour from them, but we decided to be safe and not do this. We finally got in where we had to stand through another line for the security checkpoint. Went upstairs and stood in another line to buy tickets. Luckily there ...

Rome, Italy amberlee
When in Rome...

We woke up super early again today because we had to meet at 7:45! We met downstairs, and went to buy our public transportation tickets for Rome. They were €11 for three days of unlimited travel. We took the subway to where we are having school. The subway was super crowded, and we only went one stop. We got off and walked about 10 minutes to the UNIDROIT building. It was pretty nice, but the rooms were really stuffy, and the chairs were slightly uncomfortable. We had a two hour lecture...

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Historical Traveler Reviews of Madison Rome

Very Convenient Location

from carolyn425
Arrived early morning at Rome airport and without much problem located railway to Roma Termini. Paid 9.50 euro for ticket purchased at tobacco shop. Be sure to validate ticket at yellow machine before boarding train. Nonstop rail trip was 30 mins.

Hotel directly across street from terminal on via Marsala. Arrival was before check-in so desk clerk directed us to leave bags in storage room. Room with double bed incl. writing table, mini-fridge, lamp on headboard, ceiling light and 13"color TV. Small but clean. Was hoping for a front room but ended up with a back one and a view of the back of other bldgs. next door. Bathroom also very clean and quite sizable with shower only; in addition, there was a closet as opposed to an armoir for hanging clothes.

A 2-night stay was 125 euro per nite (Sept.23-24). Breakfast was included with room but did not take advantage since it was served quite early. No major problems with hotel staff or service. For some reason, the hotel room numbers were not in numerical order--or so it seemed. Walked about corridor for 10-mins. before asking hotel employee for help in finding room. He of course found it in no time. The corridors are like a maze.

In the immediate area are inexpensive restaurants/bars/vendors and other budget hotels as well as banks/ATMs, souvenir shops and so on. However, via Marsala is a very crowded street peopled with Romans, tourists as well as beggars and the homeless and folks just hanging out and milling around the terminal. Warned about pickpockets but didn't personally encounter any. In general, via Marsala is a busy, bustling thoroughfare--with narrow street & sidewalk and much traffic and motorbikes throughout the day and night. 2-3 blocks in any direction from the terminal is more subdued and quiet.

This convenient location is ideal if regularly traveling via public transportation since buses, subway, Eurostar, etc. converge here. Would stay at the Madison again for its location and lively environment.

Lovely City - Not So Lovely Hotel Location

from A TripAdvisor Member
We stayed at the Madison hotel it was a nice hotel, although when we arrived there was no room for us, which was a bit annoying as we had booked 2 months in advance, we were offered alternative accomodation for one night in a hotel which was under refurbishment!! we had to wait until 2pm the following day to check in and unpack our bags. The area around the train station is quite rough, there are alot of homeless people and drunks around, i would not stay in this location again, if you want to stay somewhere nice then opt for the trevi fountain or spanish steps area which i feel are safer areas, particularily if all women parties are travelling. Rome is a fantastic city.

I loved the convenient location and great staff

from andrealea
We saw Italy by train and this was the BEST location of any hotel we had. Just off the Termini station area. We had plenty of options for restaurants. We walked to all of our sightseeing spots from the hotel. Felt very safe. We took the bus from the Termini station to the Vatican. The hotel was very clean and the staff was great. They booked our Carrani Tour (daytrip) from the hotel to Naples and onto a beautiful 40 minute water ride to Capri. I would highly recomment this! 7:30am. to about 10:00pm. 252Euros for two. It was well worth it. It included a four course lunch on top of Ana Capri and the unbelieveable 4 person canoe ride into the Blue Grotto Cave. BEAUTIFUL. The bus also had passengers continuing from Naples to Pompeii which they said was wonderful. The hotel has beautiful marble baths and clean, comfortable beds - room small, but it was great! Cab back to the airport was 45Euto. Breakfast was great - they even packed a quick To-Go bag for us when we went on our day trip!

Good for its class

from A TripAdvisor Member
Location is great - just in front of the Termini station, which makes it easy to reach Rome's attractions by Metro (or even by foot - Colosseum is 20 min. walk away). It's also very convenient to get from/to the airport, or other destinations in Italy.

The hotel itself is not luxurious, but still nice for its class: Clean, large rooms, large bathrooms (with a bath), nice breakfast, friendly staff.

If you're looking for a hotel in this class and location you can't expect to have a nice view from your window (and indeed you won't). A tiny problem was the lack of available electricity sockets - we had to unplug the TV to use our battery charger...

Bottom line: Recommended, ideal as a base for touring Rome.

Central location, clean, nice breakfast

from A TripAdvisor Member
We stayed in Madison hotel for 4 nights, 2 families in 2 big, spacious rooms. The rooms were large, clean and very quiet (quadruple windows).

Breakfast was very fresh and tasty and the staff very helpful. Location is great! Just in front of Termini station, we used the metro to almost all destinations. I would recommend it to my friends.

Madison Hotel-You would be MAD to stay here

from A TripAdvisor Member
What can I say about the Madison - Staff very nice and helpful,but thats the only good thing, Go above the first floor, where the carpet is dirty, All the walls in this hotel are not decorated by wallpaper or paint, but Foam !! yes, from top to bottom in the corridors and bedrooms, I hate to think of what would happen if a fire broke out, (It took me ages to get to sleep thinking about this ) And its so dull and un-inviting, Dark colours everywhere, I had to take photos of our room , to show them to everyone when we got home, As no-one would believe how depressing the decor was. The lift was dodgy, you could barely fit two people(very petite people) and 2 cases in there. It was a clean hotel, but for the money they are charging, they need to smarten this place up a bit and hire an interior designer !!We stayed there as part of a Sightseeing tour , and I can't believe it has a 3* rating !!! The area is very rundown , beware of pick-pockets(mostly kids) beside the main station,(termini) but it was good to get out of there and into central Rome on the metro. My advice is, if you are booking yourself , pay the extra money and stay in a nice hotel, in central Rome. We only had 3 nights here before heading to Sorrento to a beautiful 4* hotel (which fully deserved this rating) Definitley going back to Rome, but not as part of a tour and I will be checking out trip advisor before I book any accomodation
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