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Hotel Teatro Di Pompeo (Hotel) 3 star

  • Largo del Pallaro 8
    ROME 00186, ITALY | View map
  • Price Range: Mid-range
  • Neighbourhood: Parione
  • Atmosphere: Elegant and Low-key

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Lonely Planet Review

Quotes Built on top of a theatre that Pompey constructed in 55 BC (now the basement breakfast room), this family-run hotel is small and atmospheric. Particularly attractive are the rooms on the 3rd floor with sloping wood-beamed ceilings, terracotta floor tiles and tasteful, dark wood furniture.

It's one thing to breakfast overlooking ancient ruins, it's quite another to sip a cappuccino whilst sitting in an ancient Roman theatre. But that's just what you do at this delightful hotel, not even a soliloquy away from Campo de' Fiori. Go down the stairs at the back of the bar to the low barrel-vaulted grey-brick halls beneath and you're literally walking back in time. Upstairs, the 12 spacious rooms are more modern and more comfortable - six look out onto the street, six overlook an internal courtyard. The former enjoy a better view but the latter are much quieter and, in this neck of the woods, noise can be a problem. Staff are friendly and efficient, although even they are helpless to stop the racket of drunken revellers.

Review by author Duncan Garwood

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How To Get There

Getting there. An express train service runs every 30 minutes to Rome's Termini train station (journey time 30 minutes). A single ticket costs around 10 EUR. From here bus number 64 runs to the hotel (St Andrea della Valle stop). Taxis are readily available at the airport, but take a licensed metered taxi only. An airport surcharge is payable. A taxi to the city centre will cost 50-60 EUR.

Driving directions. From Rome airport, follow the motorway to Rome. Then take Via Cristoforo Colombo, Via dei Cerchi, Via del Teatro Marcello, Piazza Venezia, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Via del Sudario, Via Monte della Farina and Via dei Chiavari. Finally, turn into Largo del Pallaro. Restrictions apply to car access in the city centre. Please call Hotel Teatro di Pompeo for information and to avoid fines.

Nearby Points of Interest

  1. Piazza Navona 200 metres
  2. Pantheon 400 metres
  3. Roman Forums (archaeological site) 1.5 kilometres (1 mile)
  4. St Peter's Basilica 2 kilometres (1 mile)
  5. Vatican Museums (includes Sistine Chapel) 2.5 kilometres (1.5 miles)
  1. Campo de' Fiori (piazza) 100 metres
  2. Capitol Hill and museums 1 kilometre (0.5 miles)
  3. Piazza di Spagna (shopping) 1.5 kilometres (1 mile)
  4. Coliseum 2 kilometres (1 mile)
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Facilities

  1. Air conditioning
  2. Breakfast included
  3. Airport transportation
  4. Laundry facilities
  5. Continental breakfast
  6. Bar/lounge
  1. Concierge desk
  2. Elevator/lift
  3. Internet public area - surcharge
  4. Room service (limited hours)
  5. Television in lobby
  6. Umbrella

Author Tip

You're spoilt for choice in this area. One of the centre's most unusual sights is Borromini's famous perspective in the Galleria Spada. Discuss the great man's trickery over a plate of steaming pasta in one of the neighbourhood's many trattorie.