Rome blog for Bed & Breakfast Chaplin Hostel

Domus Aurea reopens to the public

After having been closed for a little bit over a year for restorations on February 4th the Domus Aurea will open its doors to visitors again.

Weekend without football

After major irregularities leading to the death of a policeman after the football match between the Sicilian teams of Catania and Palermo the government has decided to suspend all league football matches for the weekend, including the top match between Roma and Inter.

Car-less Sunday

On February 18th no cars will be allowed in the center of Rome. For one day you will be able to cross the road without having to fear for your lives. Enjoy!

Rome’s first golf course to be ready in 2008

Mayor Walter Veltroni has official announced the construction of Rome’s first golf course, to be built near the Rome-Fiumicino motorway. The 7,000 meter course is supposed to be ready in 2008. Time to get out the funny pants

It happens fairly often that guests arrive at one of my Roman hostels/bed and breakfasts the proud owners of a weekly public transport pass, not knowing that there might have been more convenient options (the Roma Pass, to name but one) for them. They might also have been cheated by a taxi driver, not knowing that there are fixed rates from either airport of Rome to the center of the city, where both the Chaplin Hostel Rome and its sister hostel, the Little Italy B&B Rome are located.

Therefore, the information blog. My guests (but of course also the guests of other hotels, hostels and bed and breakfasts in Rome) by reading this before even arriving in Rome will have the answers to questions they didn’t even know existed (e.g. How can you ask about a Roma Pass when you don’t know there is one?).

I hope many visitors to Rome will find the information here helpful. And if you think I have made a mistake somewhere, feel free to correct me.

Happy holidays in Rome!