Choosing your Rome accommodation

Quite often guests to the Italian capital are presented with two conflicting options when it comes to choosing their accommodation. The first is to spend a substantial sum on a hotel in the centre of town, a stone's throw from the key tourist attractions. While you're only walking distance away from famed sites like the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain and Via Veneto, you'll certainly be paying for the privilege. The other option, favoured by budget or more frugal travellers, is to stay out of the centre and rely on the city's public transport to get around.

However, there are some top finds in central Rome, and when it comes to picking your Rome hotels it often pays to shop around. Budget hotels are often smaller-scale hidden gems, which basically means that it's best to book ahead. The best travel tip is to book well in advance and to make your reservation online, as this way you're able to read reviews from other travellers, compare prices and facilities of different places, and also take a peek at the promised rooms and reception thanks to the photos that have either been posted by the hotel or by previous guests eager to share their experience with fellow travellers.

If you're looking to get away from it all on your holiday in Rome, then consider taking a visit to the gardens around the Villa Borghese, the glamorous verdant lungs of the city and Rome's second largest public park. The gardens currently display their form as of the early nineteenth century, however the green space project was begun in 1605 by Cardinal Scipione Borghese according to an ambitious vision to convert his former vineyard into some of the largest and finest garden space seen in Rome since Antiquity. Akin to Paris hotels near the Bois de Boulogne, Bois de Vincennes or Parc des Buttes Chaumont, a stay near the Villa Borghese ensures that any weary visitor to the city is able to take a load off, rest their body and mind, and re-emerge refreshed to see all the sites and sights of this grand a nd historical city.