Farnesina - Rome, Italy 

"Nice Hotel"
Posted: Mon, Nov 23 2009
Just returned on May 31, 2006. Traveled with a group of 20 and reserved 10 rooms. We all agree that the hotel was above average. Many rooms having a balcony. Breakfast was plentiful, and served on the roof resturant starting at 0730 hrs. It is air conditioned with an elevator. Four floors. The staff were very friendly and spoke english. In fact during one evening one of the hotel clerks went out with four of our young adult children. The hotel is located outside of center Rome. You will have to be an intrepid adventurer to get around. Not a bad thing if you want to be a traveier and not a tourist. What better way to get an idea of the culture than to stay where the locals live and eat. Many of the staff at the local resturants near the hotel had a difficult time understanding us. I would suggest that if this concerns you, that you eat in center Rome where english is spoken almost everywhere. There are a few ways to get into the center and main train station, Termini. Besides the rail, this is the local transportaion hub. The Metro lines converge here as well as the departure point for local buses. There are cabs as well as tourist sightseeing buses. There is a bus stop two small blocks from the hotel. One will take you directly (last stop) to the Vatician. Another bus will take you to the Mancini bus depot, for a bus or tram transfer. Or if you so incline you can walk across the bridge also two blocks from the hotel, and continue four blocks to Mancini bus depot. Direct bus to Termini. Another way, which is quicker, is to go to Mancini and catch the number 2 tram to the last stop and catch the Metro to all points. Just some advice. The bridge is the local hang out for the "young" crowd during the evenings. It is packed from one end to the other. Not a safety issue at all. My young adult kids and friends that came along with us, made some local friends and hung out there. All are polite, and welcomed the Americans. My point is that while we did not so much mind the walk across the bridge to Manicini in the morning as we started out our many sightseeing adventures, the evening was very tiredsome. We needed to take the bus from Manicini to the hotel. Another advice. Purchase the Metro pass. With so many transfers from bus to Metro to Tram during the week we were there, it was a great investment. Saved a lot of time and money. During our last day we, as a group, got on a bus, and there were three inspectors checking all passes. Also be aware to expect rudness from the general public while on the public transportation system. It was not because we were tourists, they did not know, but because they were always in a rush to get in and grab a seat. A lot of pushing.

JH
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 2009
Farnesina was clean and room was ok but receptionist was very brusque and unwelcoming. Room was ok for a couple of nights but no storage for any longer. all in all not much more than a B&B and 4 star hotel prices.

Vaggelis Sakellaris
Posted: Wed, Sep 26 2007
a convenient, afordable and comfortable hotel, with easy (5 min walk) and frequent connection to the city centre.

Personnel très sympathique et...
Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2007
Ideal location for visitors to tennis in Rome or the Olympic stadium, just a ten minute walk away. Excellent market couple of minutes walk at the end of the road, pity hotel did not shop there in the morning to provide some fresh fruit for breakfast. Hot drinks are from a machine DIY style, have a black coffee topped up with hot milk rather than go for cappucino which was too sweet. Roof terrace for breakfast very pleasant. Staff on reception desk all very helpful. Rooms smallish but clean and bathrooms look newly done. Bus to Vatican less than 1 euro and very frequent. If taking taxi flag down on street its less half price the price rather than letting reception call one for you. 30euros to Trastevere at 7.30pm only 13 euros to get back at half past midnight! Overall great position for going to the Rome Open Tennis