Where to Stay in Rome: Honest Advice
It's easy to get Rome wrongfrom the start, especially when you're scrambling to find a hotel after a 10-hour flight. I landed at Fiumicino at 8 a.m. on a Tuesday in late September, and by noon I was already regretting my decision to book a place near Termini Station. The noise was relentless—honking taxis, street vendors shouting "Caffè!" and the constant rumble of trains. I’d read that staying near the center was ideal, but I hadn’t realized how *loud* the station area could be. I spent the first hour wandering the streets of Trastevere, hoping to find something quieter, but every hotel I saw had a price tag that made my stomach drop: 150 euros a night for a room with a view of a brick wall. After a failed attempt at a hostel (too many people, too little privacy), I finally found a gem on Via dei Coronari, just a five-minute walk from the Pantheon. The hotel, called La Casa del Caffè, is a small, family-run place with a courtyard garden where you can sip espresso i...