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Venezia 18, just off Via Nazionale, Metro: Repubblica, tel. [phone], fax [phone],
www.hotelitaliaroma.it , [e-mail] ).Thefour“residenza”roomsupstairsonthe
third floor are newer and a bit more expensive. They also have eight similar annex rooms
across the street.
$ Hotel Margaret fills its walls with Impressionist prints and offers 12 decent rooms at
a fair price (Db-€110, Tb-€150, Qb-€170, mention this topic for best rates, air-con, elevator,
Wi-Fi, north of Piazza Repubblica at Via Antonio Salandra 6, fourth floor, tel. [phone],
fax [phone], www.hotelmargaret.net , [e-mail] , Emanuela).
Southwest of the Station
These good-value places cluster around the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, on the edge
of Rome's international district.
$ Hotel Montreal is a basic three-star place with 27 small rooms on a big street a
block southeast of Santa Maria Maggiore (Sb-€90, Db-€110, Tb-€135, may be less if you
email direct and ask for a Rick Steves discount, air-con, elevator, Internet access and Wi-
Fi, small garden terrace, good security, Via Carlo Alberto 4, 1 block from Metro: Vit-
torio Emanuele, 3 blocks from Termini train station, tel. [phone], fax [phone],
www.hotelmontrealroma.com , [e-mail] , Pasquale).
$ Suore di Santa Elisabetta is a heavenly Polish-run convent with a serene garden
and 70 beds in tidy twin-bedded (only) rooms. Often booked long in advance, with such
tranquility it's a super value (S-€40, Sb-€48, D-€66, Db-€85, Tb-€106, Qb-€128, Quint/b-
€142, no air-con, elevator serves top floors only, fine view roof terrace and breakfast hall,
23:00 curfew, a block southwest of Santa Maria Maggiore at Via dell'Olmata 9, Metro:
Termini or Vittorio Emanuele, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.csse-roma.eu ,
[e-mail] ).
$ Gulliver's Lodge B&B has four fun, colorful rooms on the ground floor of a large,
secure building. While on a busy street, the rooms are quiet. Although the public spaces are
few, in-room extras like DVD players (and DVDs, including my Italy shows) make it a fine
home base (Db-€120, Tb-€135, mention the topic for these prices, cash only, air-con, Inter-
net access and Wi-Fi, a 15-minute walk southwest of Termini train station at Via Cavour
101,Metro:Cavour,tel.[phone], www.gulliverslodge.com , [e-mail] ,
Sara and Mary).
Sleeping Cheaply, Northeast of Termini Train Station
The cheapest places in town are northeast of Termini train station (Metro: Termini). Some
travelers feel this area is weird and spooky after dark, but these hotels feel plenty safe. With
your back to the train tracks, turn right and walk two blocks out of the station. Splashnet