Park Hotel Dei Massimi 

GENERAL INFORMATION ROME THE ETERNAL CITY

Rome, the eternal city, was founded thousands of years ago thanks to two brothers and a hospitable wolf. Nowadays Rome is home to 3 million inhabitants and is a metropolis for commerce, art and culture, shopping, football and great nightlife. Despite the Eternal City's booming population there are many public parks in Rome the names of which are usually preceeded by the word Villa. Indeed near the Park dei Massimi Hotel Rome you can find one of Rome's biggest and most beautiful parks the Villa Stuart which is named after the famous Scottish Jacobite Patriot Charles Edward Stuart who incidentally is buried in the Tomb of Saint Peters. The Villa Stuart Park is now home to clinic as well as the general public and for directions on how to reach it please do not hesitate to contact the hotel concierge - enjoy the Park dei Massimi Events Guide to Rome.

See the Park Hotel Dei Massimi's guide to events in the eternal city...

Events in Rome - Summary

• Sporting Events: Rugby 6 Nations fixtures , Champions League Football Matches AC Roma, Italian Tennis Masters, Villa Borghese Show Jumping, Rome Marathon, Athletics, Golf etc.

• Cultural Events: Art Galleries and Museums, Wine Tasting, Open Air Opera, Vatican and Sistine Chapel, Roman Forum

• Nightlife: Irish pubs in Rome, English language cinemas, Restaurants, Clubs etc.

• Business: International conferences, exhibitions in Rome

Public Holidays

Language spoken
Italian is the primary language. However, as the capital city and the home of an empire than once spanned across two thirds of the globe the city has a cosmopolitan atmosphere. English is widely understood although some Italians are too bashful to speak it!

Time zone
Greenwich Mean Time +1 hour
Central European Time

Working hours
Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm - Romans are not the best time keepers and tend to be late more often than not. They make up for it though by working later. Food shops "alimentari" are closed on Mondays and every day from from 1 p.m. until 18:00.
Monday 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 am to 7:00 pm

Time and distance to Vatican Museums and Colosseum
The Hotel is located near the city centre at the top of a hill with fantastic views of Rome. Only a 15 minute taxi journey from the Vatican Museums Rome the Park Hotel dei Massimi is the ideal hotel fro any looking for accommodation in the Vatican area of the city of Rome. , only 500 metres from the public park and famous villa Stuart the hotel is ideal for those looking for clean , healthy fresh air away from the smog and pollution of central Rome. The Colosseum is 6km from the Hotel - well you can't have both! Anyway, you can get to both the Vatican and Sistine Chapel much quicker than the Colosseum Hotel Dei Massimi Rome.

Time and distance to shopping
Via Cola di Rienzo Ottaviano is within walking distance although the more fashionable Via Condotti (Spanish Steps) is a 20 minute journey by Metro on the A Line (Red Line) - the Metro Stop Cipro Musei Vaticani is only a 4 minute walk from the Metro stop Cipro Musei Vaticani - Park Hotel Dei Massimi Rome

Time and distance to Business centre EUR
The Park Hotel Dei Massimi is located 5 km from Stazione Termini stop - one must change from the A to the B line to reach the EUR business districk which can be reached in 25 minutes from the Park Hotel Dei Massimi.