“I Cieli di Roma excellent value”

We have just returned from a holiday in Europe during October 2012, spending a week in Rome at the Cieli de Roma. What a difference of opinion of the same venue. While not in the centre of Rome, we found being on the outskirts in an apartment (timeshare) wonderful. I would much rather be gazing… Több

We have just returned from a holiday in Europe during October 2012, spending a week in Rome at the Cieli de Roma. What a difference of opinion of the same venue. While not in the centre of Rome, we found being on the outskirts in an apartment (timeshare) wonderful. I would much rather be gazing at the green fields and holiday chalets (across the road from our timeshare) and breathing fresh air than at concrete building and having the constant fuel smell from all the traffic which you find in centre city. We visited Italy to get the feel of the Italian way of life which is exactly what you experience travelling the bus, train, tube, metro to and fro. Already on the first day we were helped at the bus stop by one of the local ladies on how and what to do with regard to the bus and train service. We then started each morning off with a wild bus ride to the station (debate on road rules in Italy still out). There is a train every 10-15 minutes with one change to the metro, all in all about 35 min from the station into Rome. If you have a car plenty of parking available and then not more than 20 min from town. There is a super chain store called Al Mercato about a two minutes walk from the resort with a variety of food and drink that you will be hard pressed for choice. There is a pizza place and three local trattoria's within about 3-4 minutes walk. The one we frequented (Antichi Sapori, a family run trattori) was especially friendly and went out of their way to treat us with real Italian cuisine and local wine. Best Italian food we had while in Italy. The timeshare itself was spacious, clean, well kept and I must admit after reading the reviews on Cieli de Roma, I was expecting a real dump but could not find a thing wrong. There is a computer available to use in the foyer at the office 24/7 and a coffee machine, minerals, chips and sweet dispenser there as well. The staff were friendly and we communicated in a mixture of broken Italian and English, but we all understood each other so what's the problem, we are after all in Italy. Simone who is in charge was very accommodating and helpful. All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Cieli di Roma and would definitely make use of it again if the opportunity arises to visit the beautiful city of Rome.

Kevesebb

“Away from town but over all relaxing if you do not want the to be with the rest of the population!”

This will NOT be a location where you would like to stay if you are wanting to really be SOMEWHERE close to the center of town. The night life is far away and all the shopping/small store close early. It does take the Metro, train and a bus to get to this location. As you get close to it, no one… Több

This will NOT be a location where you would like to stay if you are wanting to really be SOMEWHERE close to the center of town. The night life is far away and all the shopping/small store close early. It does take the Metro, train and a bus to get to this location. As you get close to it, no one really knows how to get there. It is a farily new location and the locals are not aware of it. If you rent a car, it will be very, very difficult to drive in town, let alone find parking. The condo its self is very nice and clean with a very small tv.

Kevesebb

“I Cieli di Roma”

I believe I am the only non-Italian member, and have been since 2008, spending one week per year there for the first five, then two, April and October. It is run by a family on a modest scale. The journey by public transport to the centre of Rome takes about an hour in total, and the commute give… Több

I believe I am the only non-Italian member, and have been since 2008, spending one week per year there for the first five, then two, April and October. It is run by a family on a modest scale. The journey by public transport to the centre of Rome takes about an hour in total, and the commute gives a feeling of going local. The quiet and fresh air of the suburb after the congestion of the City is always welcome, and you are surrounded by a local community, people walking their dogs and push chairs, which gets you away from being surrounded by fellow tourists. I have one of the large apartments (trilocale), which is spacious. I much prefer the framed posters on the walls to the meretricious "art" in other timeshares I've used. The balcony has a view extending to the Alban hills on the horizon, and to improvise a meal and spend an evening to the background sound of crickets can make a relaxing end to a day of sightseeing. The beds are comfortable but the furnishings are generally basic, but you don't go to Rome to sit in a flat and it's perfectly adequate mainly for sleeping. It has never been other than spotlessly clean on arrival and we try to leave it fairly presentable when we leave. The local supermarket is a great asset, good fruit and veg, cheese counter, bakery, good fish counter, etc. The location has the considerable advantage of being mid-way between the city and the sea: you can be at the excavations at Ostia Antica or the sea at the Lido in about 45 mins by public transport. It's also useful being on the right side of the city for the two international airports. So overall I am more favourable than some of the reviews already posted, but I guess it depends what you're looking for.

Kevesebb