Rome in August
Italy
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Aug 15 - Aug 26, 2024
Martina was amazing to work with. From the start, we were sure of our plans and vision for our trip, and she helped roll with all the changes and enthusiastically brought us new ideas. We truly felt taken care of and we could relax on our trip while. Rome was amazing, and every single driver that we had went above and beyond. It was very hot, and lots of things were closed or had weird hours due to the summer holiday, but we knew that all our things were pretty well taken care of because of Martina. The Colosseum especially, our guide was able to navigate all the crowds and knew all the secrets to skipping the lines and managing the heat. My family particularly loved the Gladiator experience; it was a huge hit with my son, and even my husband got involved. The golf cart tour on our first night was a great way to get acclimated to the city, hit all the major stops, and also some hidden gems, and our guide gave us so many great tips of how to spend the rest of the time in Rome (best restaurants, parks, places to hide from the crowds and heat). He even called and made us a reservation for dinner that night! We did do a food tour one night, which I think suffered a bit from some of the restaurants being closed for the holiday. But overall what an amazing experience and a great trip.
Hotel Review
This hotel was so cute, and it was in a great neighborhood. The service was outstanding and there is nothing better than walking out your door and having a beautiful view of the Colosseum. I would definitely stay here again.
Activity Reviews
LOVED The driver. He was so personable and friendly. I felt like he did a nice job balancing out some touristy spots with also some hidden gems. It really felt customary to our interests. He also gave us an entire list of recommendations for the rest of our time in Rome, and called in a reservation for us that evening. Truly went above and beyond. Great tour.
This day was really, really hot... so I think it impacted the experience a bit. Our guide was phenomenal at skirting the lines and knew all the employees at the Colosseum, so she could get us in and around the crowd which was great and a game changer for the day. She also knew more about the Colosseum and Roman history than I think anyone in the entire world, so impressive. Our 7-year-old had a hard time paying attention; it was a ton of information, and we could have used some moments to stop and breathe a bit. It felt a bit more like a lecture than a tour, and both my husband and I found ourselves forgetting to stop and look at things to just soak it in, because we felt we needed to pay attention to the lesson. She was very, very, very nice and I think would have been a great guide for an older group of people who had unlimited patience and had perhaps been there before and wanted a level 300 course.
This was a perfect addition to our trip, it helped have something that felt special to our kiddo and really kept him engaged. It was very warm, and there were lots of mosquitos, so bring bug spray! But what a fun time! The staff was great, and the entire experience was well-paced and fun, even for us watching. Super memorable and overall just a silly fun time, but also felt authentic.
This was a good tour, but I was wondering if we had fewer stops and things because of places being closed for the holiday. It said it was supposed to go 3 hours and we were done in under 2 hours.