Those Roman taxi drivers have a nice little racket going on, don't they? My taxi ride from the hotel to FCO was 45 Euro...I'm surprised your trip was more expensive, since for me the taxi meter started running as soon as the front desk placed the phone call to the taxi service. That means I was paying for the taxi for the 10 or so minutes I was waiting in the lobby.

I'm a budget leisure traveler so a 45 Euro taxi ride puts a hefty ding in my wallet. Next time I will arrange a 25-30 Euro shuttle service to pick me up (I think you can even get a private shuttle/limo for not much more), or hopefully my flight won't be so early that I can't take the hotel's free shuttle (first trip to the airport is at 7:15a).

I agree, Roma West Four Points is a great value at Cat 1, and I too was surprised to get a free hot buffet breakfast included.

[This message has been edited by anthonyanthony (edited 02-25-2003).]