First the flight. We used norwegian.no and it was my first good experience with cheap airlines (previously I used Wizzair and easyJet). From Warsaw to Rome they chartered Hola Airlines and we had spanish stewardess on board - quite good experience and opportunity to listen to some spanish language! From Rome to Warsaw it was much better equipped and newer norwegian aircraft with polish crew. That was even better service. So I can honestly recommend flying with norwegian.no!
Second the hotel. I was nicely surprised with the hotel quality - it's called Four Points Sheraton, but it's more like Sheraton - good rooms, nice vicinity and service. Only the swimming pool was a bit disappointing, but we somehow used it. Hotel has a very good shuttle service to the city center and if you've a schedule, you can use it quite effectively and what's important, it's included in the price. I had a very good promotional price, so I must admit that hotel was perfect for the family stay.
Third shuttle service. This got me a little nervous especially on our way back to the airport. I decided to use Airport Shuttle, because it was relatively cheap and possible to be securely paid over the Internet. On the way from airport to the hotel I was happy with their services, but on the way back we requested driver to be in front of the hotel at 8:30 AM and he wasn't. At 9:00 I managed to call the office and they told something about accident and other weird explanations - I didn't believe them and asked for another driver. They sent him after next 3 or 4 calls!!! And he came about 9:45 - 1:15 h after scheduled time! I had only 1:20h to the departure when we finally arrived to the airport. I definitely DO NOT recommend this shitty company. Please avoid it! And be warned that they also support London and Paris and probably some other cities and they can easily blow off customers because you have to pay in advance!
Fourth the city itself. Very nice and overcrowded. I can't stand walking through the city while all the time I had to avoid bumping into people. Of course you can visit Pantheon or Fontana di Trevi, but the only thing you can see are people, zillions of people everywhere! It's disgusting. You go Rome and see people, not its monuments or relics. It also means that you can't take picture without people - it's like mission impossible. And besides Rome is crowded and still very expensive! You've to pay 8 EUR for a beer! It's thieving! At least food is quite good - expensive but acceptable quality. And italian people are nice - you can talk with them and they're very polite and well behaving. What can I say more? You should visit Rome, but please be patient and do it off season. And see some of my pictures...
1. The Vatican
2. The Arch
3. Chairs...
4. The Colloseo
5. The Pantheon
6. Basilica
7. Square Colloseo
Enjoy!
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