Nicola and Fabrizio have transformed their hotel into one of the best two-stars in town while keeping the rates way down. Admittedly, this is in part because this hotel isn't the most convenient for sightseeing, tucked into a corner of the historic center little trafficked by tourists (but that can be a good thing, no?).
I don't mean to make it sound isolated; it's just not in the ever-popular Tiber Bend area. In point of fact, it's about halfway between Termini rail station and Villa Borghese park, and within 3-5 blocks of some primo sights: the painting gallery of Palazzo Barberini, two branches of the Museo Nazionale Romano, the Michelangelo-designed Santa Maria degli Angeli, Santa Maria della Vittoria with its amazing Bernini sculpture group, the cafe-lined Via Veneto, and the Rome opera house. Let's just call it centrally located but away from the madding crowds.
The style of the hotel's decor is inspired by ancient Rome, with a patterned tile decor giving an inlaid-stone look to the public-area floors, and a narrow terrace (open in nice weather, enclosed in winter) where you take breakfast. The rooms now have richly patterned curtains and bedspreads—a few even boast wood-beam ceilings—and new bathrooms. Although the smaller rooms were given built-in dressers, the larger ones got walk-in closets. Several are triples and quads large enough for families.
One drawback: There’s no double-glazing on the old-style windows, so for quiet, avoid rooms on the heavily trafficked Via XX Settembre side.
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Via Firenze 38 (Via Veneto/Barberini) - Next to the Defense Ministry, just off Via XX Settembre, about two blocks down from of Largo S. Susanna/Piazza S. Bernardo
tel. +39-06-488-0035
www.hotelnardizzi.it
€
Bus: 61, 62, 85, 150F, 492; 82, 590, 910
Metro: Repubblica (A)
Hop-on/hop-off: Largo Di Villa Peretti
| English (Inglese) | Italian (Italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
| Good day | Buon giorno | bwohn JOUR-noh |
| Good evening | Buona sera | BWOH-nah SAIR-rah |
| Good night | Buona notte | BWOH-nah NOTE-tay |
| Goodbye | Arrivederci | ah-ree-vah-DAIR-chee |
| Excuse me (to get attention) | Scusi | SKOO-zee |
| thank you | grazie | GRAT-tzee-yay |
| please | per favore | pair fa-VOHR-ray |
| yes | si | see |
| no | no | no |
| Do you speak English? | Parla Inglese? | PAR-la een-GLAY-zay |
| I don't understand | Non capisco | non ka-PEESK-koh |
| I'm sorry | Mi dispiace | mee dees-pee-YAT-chay |
| Where is? | Dov'é | doh-VAY |
| ...a hotel | un albergo | oon al-BEAR-go |
| ...a B&B | un bed-and-breakfast | oon bet hand BREK-fust |
| ...a rental room | un'affittacamera | oon ah-feet-ah-CAH-mair-ra |
| ...an apartment for rent | un appartamento | oon ah-part-tah-MENT-toh |
| ...a farm stay | un agriturismo | oon ah-gree-tour-EES-moh |
| ...a hostel | un ostello | oon oh-STEHL-loh |
| How much is...? | Quanto costa? | KWAN-toh COST-ah |
| a single room | una singola | OO-nah SEEN-go-la |
| double room for single use [will often be offered if singles are unavailable] | doppia uso singola | DOPE-pee-ya OO-so SEEN-go-la |
| a double room with two beds | una doppia con due letti | OO-nah DOPE-pee-ya cone DOO-way LET-tee |
| a double room with one big bed | una matrimoniale | OO-nah mat-tree-moan-nee-YAAL-lay |
| triple room | una tripla | OO-nah TREE-plah |
| with private bathroom | con bagno | cone BAHN-yoh |
| without private bathroom | senza bagno [they might say con bagno in comune—"with a communal bath"] | SEN-zah BAHN-yoh |
| for one night | per una notte | pair OO-nah NOH-tay |
| for two nights | per due notti | pair DOO-way NOH-tee |
| for three nights | per tre notti | pair tray NOH-tee |
| Is breakfast included? | É incluso la prima colazione? | ay in-CLOO-soh lah PREE-mah coal-laht-zee-YOAN-nay |
| Is there WiFi? | C'é WiFi? | chay WHY-fy? |
| May I see the room? | Posso vedere la camera? | POH-soh veh-DAIR-eh lah CAH-mair-rah |
| That's too much | É troppo | ay TROH-po |
| Is there a cheaper one? | C'é una più economica? | chay OO-nah pew eh-ko-NO-mee-kah |
In January, 2011, Rome began charging a hotel bed tax. This is the city's doing, and sadly it is not a scam.
The following tax rates are per person, per night for all guests over the age of 10 and can be charged for stays of up to 10 days:
So a couple staying three nights in a four-star room would pay an extra €18.
Some hotels have begun folding this tax into their quoted rates; others tack it on when you go to check out, so be prepared.
Planning your day: Rome wasn't built in a day, and you'd be hard-pressed to see it in that brief a time as well. Still, you can cram a lot into just a day or three.
To help you get the most out of your limited time in the Eternal City, here are some perfect itineraries, whether you have one, two, three, or four days to spend in Rome. » Rome itineraries
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Via Firenze 38 (Via Veneto/Barberini) - Next to the Defense Ministry, just off Via XX Settembre, about two blocks down from of Largo S. Susanna/Piazza S. Bernardo
tel. +39-06-488-0035
www.hotelnardizzi.it
€
Bus: 61, 62, 85, 150F, 492; 82, 590, 910
Metro: Repubblica (A)
Hop-on/hop-off: Largo Di Villa Peretti
This article was written by Reid Bramblett and was last updated in March 2014.
All information was accurate at the time.
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