I might be going to Rome, and want to prepare. Are Rome hostels cheap to stay in and where should I go?

Question

I might be going to Rome, and want to prepare. Are Rome hostels cheap to stay in and where should I go?

Answer 1

All hostels are always cheap

Answer 2

Here's a link for hostels in Rome

http://www.hostelworld.com/findabed.php?...

http://www.hostels.com/en/it.ro.html

Here's the one recommended by Lonely Planet

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/d...

Here's a link for a currency converter so you'll know how much the Euro's worth    http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Here's a list of things to do, with pictures, map, etc.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/d...

Have a great trip!

Answer 3

Rome hastels are around 30 dollars or so (more in the summer) Most of Romes hostels are located near the train station. Try Twizi.com (they list places to stay in Rome for less than 25 dollars a night and have a map showing where they all are throughout the city) link below.

Happy Travels!

Answer 4

I spent a week in Italy and out of that, only one night at a proper hostel (Milan). Even going in November, I thought would be off season, all of the hostels were full when we got there. In Rome and Florence we were approached by locals asking if we were looking for a place to stay. They would then walk us to a location (usually an apartment that was converted to a "hostel"). It worked, but it sure was not ideal. I met some very interesting people this way though... We were fortunate that both places were OK, but they could have been really seedy.

I would not advise people to go that route.

I'd advise to book ahead with the websites that Purple girl has provided.

As for destinations: It really depends on what you want to get out of your trip, history, art, sport scene, scenery.

Generally, I'd suggest Florence, Rome, Pompaii, and Venice. Unless you are really into fashion, you can skip Milan. Pisa has the leaning tower, but not much else. I think I'd do Toscany and the southern tip of Italy if I'd go again.

Answer 5

These are questions for websites.

http://www.hosteltimes.com./

http://www.allhostel.com/

There you can get price, info and ratings about individual hostels, as well as book a place. That's probably a convenient way to go about. 'Paving the way' before you travel.

As someone mentioned, hostels are 'always cheap'. That is, compared to hotels, but the difference is you must share a dorm with others, whereas a hotel would give you privacy (and seedyness if it's in a shady area:).

About where to go, check out the reviews by other visitors on the above sites to see how they felt about each hostel and area in Rome.

Answer 6

When I studied in London last fall, me and two other girls went to Italy for our fall break.  We went to Venice, Florence, and Rome.

We planned our trip through STA Travel, and we actually stayed in camping villages the whole time we were in Italy.  They're cheap like hostels, but we stayed in a (small) cabin that was just the three of us, and the camping villages have different things on the site, like restaurants or little stores or whatever, depending where you go, so you can still meet people like in hostels but don't have to share a room with 11 other people.

Go here: http://www.plusvillages.com/ and they list the different camping villages.

The one we stayed at in Rome, Plus Camping Roma, was pretty cool.  We took the bus from the metro station there, and it was across the road from a grocery store (you walked over the road on a bridge).  It had a shuttle to the Vatican, and also for cheap a shuttle to the airport when we left to go back to London.

Now, places in Rome to go (unless noted, they're free):

-the Trevi fountain

-Colliseum (cost a little money, I forget how much)

-the Forum

-the Spanish Steps (there are bunch of rules, like no eating and no singing... go figure for the latter one)

-the Circus Maximus (I think that's what it's called... we had a picnic there...)

-the Vatican (I think it might cost money to go inside, but we didn't get to do it because it was already closed for the night when we went... it's really neat to see St. Peter's Square though)

My suggestion, which was suggested to me before I went, is to do Vatican stuff one day and ancient Rome stuff the next.  Spread it out :)

Have fun in Rome!