Roma Day One Evening:

One of the reasons I had chosen our hotel, was first the location. It was very near to the apartment that we had on the Universiti di Maryland study abroad. So, not only was I familiar with the area, it was really centrally located within the city. Thirty minute walk to Piazza del Popolo or the Piazza di Spagna, twenty minute walk to Vatican City and the Fontana de Trevi, or a ten minute walk to either the Pantheon or Trestevere which is where we chose to eat our first Roman meal. The Piazza di Santa Maria in Trestevere is one of the most popular evening locations in all of Roma. Everyone from locals to the tourists flock there in droves to get away from the more touristic locales in the city. It is an old section of the city that has a charm of its own, less chaotic that the city center and where people are at ease and more comfortable in the city. They are not your first time tourists in town who are looking to place check marks on their list of “must sees”. We had a very nice dinner enjoying the night and a short walk back to the Hotel where we found our way to the second reason I had chosen our hotel, the rooftop terrace from which there is a fantastic view of the city at night.

The terrace is also the only place that you can get wireless service at the hotel. The Hotel provides free internet service to anyone with an Ethernet cable. Otherwise, you can rent their keyboard for access through the flat screen television or you can take your chances with trying to access a wireless point from the roof. I suggest the Ethernet cable route, though, as you can access directly in your room.