What an amazing holiday so far!!! We arrived in Rome and went right to the hotel because we were very tired. Stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn. Let me tell you about our misadventure to get to the hotel.
On our itinery, we were told to call the Hilton on a courtesy phone in the airport. Guess what...? There is no courtesy phone in the airport and any vendor I asked told me their phones were just for show and did not work. OK. Let's go and find the courtesy shuttle ourselves. No where, when coming out of the International part of the Rome airport is there a sign of any sort to tell people where to get the shuttle. So we asked. One person sent us up a ramp..imagine two old farts pushing heavy luggage on a cart UP THE RAMP!!!! We made it to the top but no sign again, for any shuttle. So we asked again. This time the young man sent us back down the ramp and across the road (taking our lives in our hands as we tried to cross to the other side on a crosswalk!!). Asked a taxi driver who did not speak any English and who asked some one else and they asked someone else. Finally someone told us to keep walking, that we could not miss the shuttle. By this time we wanted to take the taxi but they would not drive us to the hotel. The distance was not long enough and they may miss an expensive fare.... So much for that idea.
We kept walking and walking and finally found the sign for the shuttle to the Hilton. By this time we had been cruising around the airport inside and out for TWO hours. So, yes, by time we arrived to our room. it was definitely nap time!!!
The Hilton was a pleasant hotel, no frills but certainly clean and well cared for. I would recommend this hotel.
3 comments:
Despite the misadventures I am glad you both arrived safely to the hotel!
Despite the misadventures I am glad you both arrived safely to the hotel!
Glad you made it and you are both safe
Denise
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