Rome Neighborhood
Oct 27, 2008, 4:34 pm
#1
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Rome Neighborhood
I am hoping to do a week trip to Rome the first or second week of November. I was planing on renting an apartment off of Cragslist. Can anyone suggest a good neighborhood to be in (or some site or other place to be around)?
It is my first time in Rome. Also, any suggestions for restaurants or other places/things to see/do would be great.
Thanks!
It is my first time in Rome. Also, any suggestions for restaurants or other places/things to see/do would be great.
Thanks!
Oct 27, 2008, 9:15 pm
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Rome... it's an amazing city and lots to see, great place if you like art and history. As far as neighborhoods, I'd recommend Spanish Steps.
IF you are looking for a gay scene, that's another story. My advice, do a lot of research online, it's very difficult to find gay places in the city - after all, the Vatican is right next door
We only found one place out of 4 or 5 that we had spotted on gaymaps.com. It was a smallish bar by the Colosseum, maybe half a block or less, I believe on the East side, going uphill to the right. Lots of Italian eye candy, and most of them hanging out on the street. Other than that, we didn't get lucky enough to find the other places. On top of that, the cabs were on strike so we had to walk all over Rome - day and night! We ended up getting to the hotel around 4am with a couple of beers and after wandering Rome for hours trying to find more places... lesson learn!
So make sure you take maps with you and know where to go. You won't see all the rainbow flags hanging alas AMS.
It's an amazing city though. Enjoy!
IF you are looking for a gay scene, that's another story. My advice, do a lot of research online, it's very difficult to find gay places in the city - after all, the Vatican is right next door
We only found one place out of 4 or 5 that we had spotted on gaymaps.com. It was a smallish bar by the Colosseum, maybe half a block or less, I believe on the East side, going uphill to the right. Lots of Italian eye candy, and most of them hanging out on the street. Other than that, we didn't get lucky enough to find the other places. On top of that, the cabs were on strike so we had to walk all over Rome - day and night! We ended up getting to the hotel around 4am with a couple of beers and after wandering Rome for hours trying to find more places... lesson learn! So make sure you take maps with you and know where to go. You won't see all the rainbow flags hanging alas AMS.
It's an amazing city though. Enjoy!
Oct 28, 2008, 9:33 am
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I'm heading over in the middle of November, and friends here recommended a place called The Hangar. They said it is difficult to find, but well worth the hunt. I'm still trying to track down the address to narrow the search.
Oct 28, 2008, 10:44 am
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The Hanger is actually not that difficult to find. It is a busy bar, but frequented by Americans more than Italians. 30 minutes on google should be enough to find the bars the locals frequent. Look for Sphinx and Skyline, both near the train station, Frequency, Diablo Dentro... Don't forget to spend a few afternoons in the saunas. Much better than the saunas state-side.
Oct 31, 2008, 4:02 pm
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Nov 2, 2008, 10:11 am
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Don't expect a miracle for night life in this vatican city, yes Hangar was the only bar I was hanging out at every night, not much else. There is a bar new the train station but I was warned to be careful of rought trade in that area. But I liked sight seeing in Roma.