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Castel Sant'Angelo
Mar 30, 2008 by caroline from sao paulo

Overall Rating: 7

• Stunning architecture.
• Inside is very disappointing.

“Astonishing from the outside, from all angles, specially at sunset. Not worth a visit inside, unfortunately. It does not offer much apart from a good view of Saint Paul Basilica in Vatican.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Ara Pacis
Nov 5, 2006 by Jim from Detroit, Michigan

Overall Rating: 2

• Great location.
• Horrible service and tiny rooms that don't look anything like the pictures

“We had a confirmed reservation, but when we arrived, they told us they would have to send us across town to another hotel because they had no rooms. The staff person assured us that the other hotel was "much nicer," and pointed to a spot on the map near the city center. They said they had "made special arrangements with this other hotel to take us in.¿ Much to our dismay, the other hotel wasn't much nicer, and even worse, it was located in a totally different part of town than they claimed. We were very disappointed because we could have easily stayed in this much less popular part of town for much less money. The next night, we insisted on being sent back to the Hotel Ari Pacis. They stuck us in a tiny room with broken air conditioning I travel all the time, and I¿ve stayed in low budget hotels in the past, but this was by far the worst hotel I¿ve ever had in any part of the world. If I were to take a guess, this hotel actually owns the other hotel. The Ari Pacis overbooks intentionally because it's at a lower price point. The other hotel (The Hotel Borromeo) may be under the same umbrella ownership. It's at a higher price point though, so the owners of the Ari Pacis may simply overbook the cheaper hotel, and then send the excess guests across town to the other hotel. If you have to pay more for a comparable hotel in the area, stay in the other hotel. It'll save you a lot of headache and hassle.”

3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Castel Sant'Angelo
Oct 18, 2006 by Frank from Berlin / Germany

Overall Rating: 10

• The restaurant inside.
• The restaurant inside expensive, less tables.

“I love it. We stayed 3 times in Rome together with other people and we are not tired to return and see the monumental again.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Sistine Chapel
Oct 9, 2005 by Susan from Topeka

Overall Rating: 6

• Impressive art.
• Crowded, long lines, hard to get a reservation from the Vatican.

“When the Vatican did not fax our reservation request to us before we left or to any of our hotels, we had to stand in line or buy a group tour. We were lucky to arrive around 2 p.m. when the line was fairly short, and we were in the museum within 25 minutes. If we had a Vatican reservation, we could have gone right in through the exit and proceeded with a tour - just fax your request 2-3 weeks ahead of time. It would be most helpful to have binoculars to see the Sistine Chapel ceiling in detail, and to have a good travel guide book that outlines the panels for you. ”

23 of 26 people found this review helpful.