Monday, June 8, 2009

Where to Park It

This weekend and last taught me a couple of lessons about hotels in Italy. Certainly one can (and perhaps should) use major search engines such as Expedia, but I have learned a couple of important lessons. Read the reviews! Should you pick the cheap place anyway, at least you will know that you need to bring earplugs to deal with the noise. Make sure you are clear about whether or not you will be sharing the bathroom with other rooms--I take private bathrooms as a given in the States, it's not here in Rome. But my biggest piece of advice is pay close attention to the location of a hotel. "In Sorrento" can mean a twenty minute bus ride from the town, and your lucky if the bus is regular or even an option at all. It isn't always clear where the central area in a town is, or if the central area is even what you want to see (because maybe it's "old town" or some other section), but the more informed you are going into it, you're probably better off.

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