Crowne Plaza Hotel Rome

... the little takeaway shop for our troubles. We then caught the bus back to the hotel and went next door to the Crowne Plaza Hotel, where cocktails and nibblies made for a nice quiet evening, before going back to our inferior hotel. Fortunately, some of ...

... easy when only half the streets are labeled.  We ended up in a little neighborhood, back in the direction of our hotel!  After asking 4 different people, and walking nearly an hour out of our way, we finally arrived at the metro station.   ...

... , so we had the hotel call us a cab, and we were off.  There are two nice big train stations down the street from our hotel, so we assumed this one would be the same.  Not so.  There were about 8 platforms and maybe 15 chairs for all the ...

... wasn't starting until 9:30am because we were able to have a bit of a sleep in (not much though). Had breaky in the hotel again, not bad, big breakfast by euro standards, including bacon, eggs, sausages etc. Lots of strange cakes, including a really sweet ...

... the fact that we had no tours booked and were just doing our own thing. Today we planned to explore ancient Rome so after a quick breakfast in the hotel (more on that later) we headed out to Piazza Di Campidoglio after again trying to decipher the public ...

... , not just tourists but vendors trying to hawk goods.  Tom and I each tossed a coin in, which supposedly insures our return to Rome.  And we definitely want to come back, it's a beautiful and gracious city.   The last thing we wanted to see ...

... most celebrated buildings. Once in Rome, perhaps start the evening with a ‘passeggiata’ (traditional evening stroll). Rome comes alive at night; enjoy cosmopolitan squares like the Piazza Navona with its beautiful fountains, or the Via Veneto ...

... ! I will spend a lot of time in the pool. My room is nice and big, with a bedroom and a living room, and a nice view at the city. It is so close to all the things I want to see. Couldn't have picked a better hotel. I will be paying $216 per night for ...

... , so we took it.  It was only 18 euro!  The other guy was trying to rip us off!   We're staying in the Crowne Plaza, which is a real treat, and it even has a pool.  The room is at least twice the size of the place we stayed at in ...

Llegada a Roma al Hotel Crowne ...

... Rome, Assisi, Venice, Montecatini and Sorrento and enjoyed ice-cream in all of them! Day 1 - ROME  relaxed at the Crowne Plaza Rome-St Peter's pool, went for welcome drinks and then off to our first evening event. Dinner and a drive through the ...

... del Popolo (recommended by Afton). We spent the evening doing more wandering, eating at a little pizzeria and heading back to our awesome hotel out in the boonies. Seriously, our hotel is the best we've stayed at. It's like being at a five-star hotel, ...

... occasions as the taxi wove in and out of pedestrians, nuns, priests and the odd scooter. We eventually arrived in one piece at our hotel and thankfully they had a room available for an early check-in. A hot shower revived us (a bit) so we walked out to ...

... really get used to having wine with lunch!   We decided to brave the metro system to get back to our hotel.  It was so easy this time, Rome only has two metro lines.  We ended up back in our neighborhood, but still pretty far from the ...

... , we just felt like something simple. Probably the most unhealthy meal of the trip so far. :) It was 11pm by that stage and the buses to the hotel were done so we jumped a taxi again (remember to hold on) and arrived tired but satisfied back to our ...

... and a few other places. Guide was good but it was a long trip. Wandered through all the history and the vast wealth of the Vatican. Sistine Chapel was interesting. Back to the hotel, getting better at directions then set off to the South and Naples area. ...

Well we had a full day yesterday here in Rome.  Walked for over 5 hours.  And yes, Annette did real well with her new knee.  As we have already seen most of the popular sights on our last visit here, we just strolled around and admired the ...