Flaminio Village Bungalow Park - Rome, Italy 

RP
Posted: Thu, May 28 2009
The Flaminio Village Hotel is a nice little place a little ways out of town, but easily accessible via public transportation and a short walk. It consists of a combined camping, RV parking, and "bungalow" village. The bungalows are small "mobile homes" that have been converted quite nicely, and comfortably, into rooms with a private bath and entrance. Walking distance could be a problem for some. The hotel is located a short walk - about five minutes - from the public train stop, or the public bus stops right in front of the hotel. Once you are at the hotel there is another short 5-10 minute walk to your room, though several times during our stay we were offered a ride on one of the hotel golf carts. The breakfast buffet is excellent - the only complimentary breakfast we had in Italy which had eggs! It included eggs, fresh fruit, bread, doughnuts, pastries, cereal, yogurt, coffee, juices, milk, etc. This was truly the best breakfast during our entire stay. The on-site restaurant is nice, economical, and the staff are very friendly. Note they have a special which includes anything on their "Pizza" menu, wine (or water/coke), and dessert for 10 euros, but you have to ask for it. We ordered the same thing, not knowing about the special, and were charged normal menu prices. Pool - very restrictive hours. Said it was open until 8PM, but was closed by 7:15PM. We never did get to check it out, but it looked nice through the locked gate! They don't have free internet access, but their rates were VERY reasonable compared to everywhere else we stayed. I think it was 3 euros for 3 days! Tip: Hotel can't give the best rates - book online! Tip: Buy the multiple day Rome Transportation (bus/train/metro) tickets or the Roma Pass which includes 2 museum entrances!

DB
Posted: Wed, Jan 28 2009
Nice camping environment right at the door of the city. Everything OK, except for the bed, which is a bit unconfortable.

Danny Attfield
Posted: Tue, Jul 08 2008
had a great time whilst there,but the major road that needs to be crossed to get there from the station seriously needs some attention-you take your life in your own hands! that was the only thing we had to moan about really.the air-conditioning was very gratefully received,and when we had a problem with some plumbing the plumber came to fix it before my husband arrived back from reporting it! talk about prompt!! the only problem we had with noise was the fact that some improvement building work was being carried out,but it wasn't a major problem. also the shuttle service from reception to room could be advertised a bit more obviously,as in the heat its a bit of a treck,but thats just a little niggle.the pool was lovely and had a good time in the restaurant on site. would love to re-visit!!!

JS
Posted: Tue, Jul 01 2008
We rented a "bungalow" which was not more than a kind of portocabin, almost like the inside of a caravan, but dry and very clean. If you are willing to pay more there are bigger bungalows for rent. What we never expierenced before that in the fridge were a lot of drinks and all for free. The camping is not far from the trainstation from where you can go to the center of Rome.

Brilliant base to explore Rome
Posted: Mon, Jun 16 2008
Despite being slightly apprehensive after reading a few dodgy reviews on this and other websites, me and my other half thought it was fantastic. We stayed in one of the Firenze cabins, which are the most basic and cheapest, and we loved it. It was a bit small, but was clean, had air con, a fridge and a nice bathroom with a big shower and was in a really nice setting, with the pool and adjoining bar literally a minute walk away. The facilities are excellent, with a cheap shop selling all the essentials, a lovely restaraunt with high quality food and a nice pool and bar area. On the whole the staff were great. The man and woman who run the bar at the pool were brilliant, the staff in the restaraunt and shop were all friendly and helpful and the fella who looks like the actor Cheech Marin out of Cheech and Chong was a proper top lad, always happy to give us a lift in the golf buggy and a really helpful source of info for public transport and good places to visit. Found that the majority ladies who worked in the Reception (bar one who was great) were all a bit unhelpful and generally unenthusiastic though. In terms of location, the nearby train station at Due Point is a 10 minute train ride from Flaminio station, which is an ideal point to explore Rome from as it's on the Metro line and also within walking distance of the very centre of Rome and most of the main sights. Only downside is that the Village is on a main road with no pavement so you have to cross a couple of quite busy dual carriageways to get to the station but once you know where you're going it's fairly straightforward. In all we thought it was fantastic. Unlike staying in a hotel in the centre of Rome you could quite easily spend a day or two without leaving the Village and not get bored as the pool's great, there's plenty of places to sunbathe or have a kickabout with a footy, a big screen in the bar and a couple of different places to drink and eat. The highest praise I can give it is I wish we could have stayed longer than 4 days and if I ever go back to Rome I'd stay there again.