Why should I have to enlight you all about this?
For those who will have the chance to spend some time in Rome I swear it will be a very impressive experience...Trust me once, and get rid of this "I have to plan all that stuff in advance" mentality.
The problem is that more and more often I read about people that always care too much in what they have to see or in what they are scared to miss. Europe, as you all can teach me, is not a lifetime dream trip and more affordable than some time ago...Why don't you throw away your guide and live the place you visit only with your senses and feelings? A more personal experience...
Rome, in particular, is a place where it's worth to wander without a goal, to escape from main tourist tracks, to walk your head way up looking at the façades, to search for little churches, cul de sacs, hidden gardens you will never be able to find out on a guide.
sk3, I'd better say [b]It good to see a guide endorse the same hotels as a Roman[B]: I do not work in travel/accomodation, but I do know something more about the city than people who write guides because I live there and they don't, and I do love Rome while editors print guides to make their $ business.
I'm sorry for my presumption...