SURROUNDING AREAS

The newly refurbished Hotel Genova enjoys a location that is central to everything in Rome; the vibrant nightlife, the art, the history and the architecture, the shops and services, and even access out of the city from Termini Central Station. In the immediate vicinity, i.e. within 15 minutes on foot of the Hotel Genova Rome, you'll find the Colosseum, the Imperial Roman Forum, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore and the breathtaking Piazza Venezia which represents the heart of the city.

Via Nazionale and Via del Corso are near at hand for you shopping fanatics, while Villa Borghese is 4 metro stops away if you'd like to relax in verdant parkland. The Vatican and St. Peter's are a little further afield - 6 metro stops to be precise - on the other side of the River Tiber, where you'll also find the fashionable district of Trastevere and therein, a multitude of fine restaurants, boutiques and bars.

If you're here for a sustained period you may choose to take the occasional daytrip out of the city and from Roma Termini Central Station you can access the whole of the region of Lazio and indeed, Italy. Nearby are the famed wine regions of Orvieto and Frascati where you can sip the finest white wines at dirt cheap prices to the backdrop of the Alban Hills and the breathtaking sight of the Eternal City from afar.

Nearer the coast there's Ostia Antica Archaeological park, which features excavations from the Etruscan period - preceding the Roman Empire. Many people believe this undiscovered treasure as one of Rome's finest sights. A little further on is the west coast of Italy and the Mediterranean Sea.