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Rome Member Information
Accommodation Contact Information
http://www.tripadvisor.se/Tourism-g187791-Rome_Lazio-Vacations.html
The Yellow
www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/The-Yellow/Rome/743
Via Palestro 44
Phone: +39 06 49 382 682
Activities
http://www.tripadvisor.se/Attractions-g187791-Activities-Rome_Lazio.html
Nightlife
http://www.tripadvisor.se/Attractions-g187791-Activities-Rome_Lazio.html
http://wikitravel.org/en/Rome#Drink
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/rome/0064010030.html
http://www.10best.com/destinations/italy/rome/nightlife/
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Rome-144659/Nightlife-Rome-TG-C-1.html
The location of the hostel or hotel is very important. The ideal location is of course within walking distance to nightlife, close to tourist attractions, close to shopping, close to the beach and easy to reach from the airport. Many times you have to prioritize since there are no hostels or hotels with high ratings which are close to all of them. Travel Help prioritize high rating hostels which are within walking distance to nightlife. The reason is of course that during the day you can always travel by bus or subway. After midnight you usually have to walk or take an expensive taxi.
Extensive information about nightlife areas and nightclubs will be published here in the future. You will have a map where you can see the locations of all the interesting places, addresses to the good nightclubs with a little information about each of them. We will inform you about the clubs which are most popular and also some information about clubs for people over 30. Nightclubs open and close and it is therefore difficult to have all information up to date. You will therefore get web addresses to the clubs so you can check if they still are alive.
While waiting for the information to be published here you have to find it yourself on Internet. Search for ‘cityname’ and ‘nightlife’ on www.google.com. www.salsapower.com has the best information about salsa dance clubs.
Nightlife area
( Information from Internet 2010 )
The hostels and hotels are not located near the nightlife area as you can see in the below two maps.
Nightclubs in the nightlife area Testaccio.
Hostels.
http://www.concierge.com/travelguide/rome/nightlife
http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/rome/nightlife.html
Rome has a number of distinct nightlife zones, each with its own particular feel. For high-density clubs offering anything from salsa to live jazz to international DJs, head for well-established Testaccio. The area around Piramide metro station and spreading down the Via Ostiense contains the highest concentration of nightclubs. In the summer most nightclubs close down, and nightlife relocates to the seaside and to 'villages' around the edge of town.
Another area is the newly buzzing Ostiense. A more laid-back smart set occupy the trendy bars of the alleys in the "triangolo della pace" area just west of Piazza Navona. Visitors with little grasp of Italian take comfort in one another's company in Trastevere. Alternative types bang bongos in Campo de' Fiori. And romantics? They lean on the railings around the Roman Forum, gazing, rapt, at the spectacular illuminations, or climb the Gianicolo hill for a breathtaking view right across the Eternal City.
Romans are endearingly un-ageist in their nightlife activities: Twenty- and thirtysomethings may be numerous in the discos listed here, but older (or younger) partiers won't feel out of place. Bars, too, host a heterogeneous crowd; the point here is not drinking—Romans, on the whole, aren't great imbibers—but long congenial evenings chatting with friends. Note than many clubs close down for the summer (mid-June to Sept.), so call ahead to check.
Salsa
Salsa clubs in Rome: www.salsapower.com/cities/italy/roma.htm
Estimated Travel costs
The travel cost below was estimated for 2012.
Flight cost 2012
RyanAir release their tickets about 7 months before departure. 229 SEK each way was the lowest price we found on their web site for direct flight from Gothenburg. It makes 458 SEK but with taxes it becomes 631 SEK. You have to pay 526 SEK extra if you want to check in a 15 kg suitcase and 736 SEK if you want to check in a 20 kg suitcase. 15 kg will probably be enough for a long-weekend without bath. There is also an extra administration cost including booking on Internet with a credit card. The total cost after all additional costs is 1.283 SEK, or in other words approximately 2.8 times the original flight cost.
There isn't unfortunately any good alternatives to RyanAir's direct flights.
Another alternative is AirBerlin but then you have one stop on your way there and another stop on your way home. Each way has a total flight time of 6-7 hours and the total cost is 1.400 SEK. You get the best price if you book your tickets well in advance. They release their tickets 10-11 months before departure.
Accommodation cost
Hostels have different accommodation alternatives such as private rooms for one, two or several persons beside the dormitories with different number of beds. Many hostels have special dormitories only for females. Some rooms are specified as 'ensuite' which means that they have their own bathroom and not a shared bathroom.
Travel Help has only specified one or two of the accommodation alternatives the hostels have. We use hostels since we think that it is a much nicer alternative compared to hotels. The hostels we use have high ranking and many reviews so you will feel at home and it is easy to get to know people from all around the world. We think that, if available, 8-bed mixed dormitories are nice if you want to get to know other people. Use the Hostel World link if you prefer other alternatives.
The Yellow
7-bed mixed dorm: 240 SEK, 286 SEK (Friday and Saturday)
( Price for July from Hostel World 2012-02-23 )
Transfer cost
We have calculated with a maximum cost of 200 SEK as a general transfer cost between airport and hostel for all our weekend journeys. It is more or less always correct unless you take a taxi which are more expensive.
Total cost per person in SEK for 5 nights
Single person: 1.283 + 200 + 3x240 + 2x286 SEK = 2.775 SEK
Additional expenses
Estimate your food and beverage expenses for travelling in Sweden. Use the most recent Big Mac Index, http://bigmacindex.org/, to convert the cost for Sweden to the cost for your destination country.
Add expenses for nightlife entertainments.
Don't forget to be prepared for unexpected expenses.