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Like Jazz? Love Rome? Then your in for a treat this october in the eternal city. A very talented young lady by the name of Tess Amodeo-Vickery will be performing in The Cotton Club on the 20^th and in Mahalia on the 26th October.

Tess’ tantalising voice will keep you in your seat for hours. She flirts with her audience and keeps the room alive. Don’t miss her, you will enjoy it.

The Cotton club is located at via Bellinzona 2, near Bologna square. Mahalia  is on via Illa 12, near the subway station Furio Camillo (red subway line).

Contact us at Hotel Des Artistes and Yes Hotel to get the best of Rome at the most affordable rates.

Our blogger today: Liam

A Giugno,la gara di motocross freestyle sarà ancora una volta a Roma per portare un’ondata di adrenalina a tutti gli amanti degli sport estremi.

Anche quest’anno, come nel 2010, il famoso energy drink Red Bull porterà a Roma alcuni dei più abili piloti di motocross freestyle per sorprendere il pubblico entusiasta che affollerà lo Stadio Olimpico.

La competizione acrobatica sta girando il mondo e continua ad incrementare la sua popolarità che ha raggiunto livelli notevoli nella tappa di Brasilia dove ha radunato circa 100.000 persone.           Sin dalla prima edizione, tenutasi in Spagna nel 2001, l’appuntamento di Roma, la città dei gladiatori, è sempre speciale anche per la location in cui è ambientata la gara: un moderno Colosseo!

I piloti si sfideranno in acrobazie sempre più difficili e spettacolari che lasceranno senza fiato la folla dello Stadio Olimpico.

Non perdete la possibilità di partecipare ad uno dei più estremi eventi sportivi del mondo: compra subito il biglietto e prenota il tuo soggiorno a Yes Hotel o Hotel des Artistes, il modo più vantaggioso per alloggiare a Roma!

Our Blogger: Raul

Thinking about a different way to greet the new year? You will be hardly pressed to find a most exciting city than Rome. The eternal city will offer you excitement, culture, and tons of fun to start the new year with the right foot.

Rome houses one of the most interesting art collections in the world: the Vatican Museums, where you will be able to admire the Sistine Chapel. How’s that for a good way to start your year? Not to mention the Capitoline museums, the Trevi fountain, and of course the Coliseum.

Every year a concert is organized at Piazza del Popolo (subway stop Flaminio) to celebrate the new year. And that night fireworks can be seen at Trastevere and Castel Sant’Angelo. But the Roman tradition is to attend a cenone (litterally, a “big dinner”) at a restaurant to celebrate the new year with your relatives and closest friends. The typical dish on this occasion is the Cotecchino e Lenticchie, that’s, sausage and lentils. Near Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes there are many typical restaurants where you will have the chance to experience a truly Roman New Year’s Eve.

Our hotels are conveniently located, with buses and subway stations at a stone’s throw, and the Colisseum is only half an hour away from us. So don’t hesitate to book now with us your accomodation for the New Year or Christmas, and while you are at that, take a look at our special packages!

Happy New Year!

Piazza Navona is one of the most famous and beautiful of the many other Roman squares.
It is build like such in 16-th century.
Before that on its place has stayed the stadium of Domitian,built by emperor Domitian in 86 AD.
It used to hold up to 30 thousand spectators. Also it is known that it had larger arena than the Colosseum.
The stadium was used for festivals and sporting events. It is known also as Circus Agonalis.
In the 15-th century the stadium was paved over to form the Navona square.
Even today there are still visible some remnants of Domitian’s stadium.

There 3 magnificent fountains at the square and also the baroque style church of S. Agnese.
One of the fountain is made by the great architect and sculptor Bernini between 1648 and 1651.
It is called the Fountain of the Four Rivers (Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi) and is in the center of the square. It is like huge rock coming out of the water.

Another fountain is Fontana del Nettuno. It is created by Giacomo Della Porta around 1576.
It is situated on the north side of the square, exactly opposite of the third fountain: Fontana del Moro which is on the south side.

Today Piazza Navona is a beautiful popular place where people go out for a walk or to visit some of the best restaurants and coffee places and enjoy the view created so many years ago by some of the best artists.

So you are at the end of another day sight seeing and everyone has told you that the only place to go for a night out in summer is near the beach in Ostia. Well this is not true…here are some ideas of what you can get up to on a night here in Rome.

 

A first stop would be the Trastevere quarter. There are loads of places to check out like pubs, bars and clubs. You can also enjoy the famous “grattachecca” , which is a mixture of ice, syrup and pieces of fruit, in front of Trilussa Square. It would be great at the moment especially with the temperature being so hot. Otherwise if that doesn’t tickle your fancy try a gelato from Pompi gelateria .

 

Piazza Navona and Campo di Fiuori are always busy. Another great place to go close to Piazza Navona in Via dell’Anima  is a club called Anima and you can dance untill 4 in the morning with r&b and hip-hop thumping away.

So someone may have bursed your party bubble a bit and told you that in Testaccio in the summer its not very easy to find great discos which are open but yes as was previously mentioned Ostia does give you some respite. To get there take metro line b (the blue one) till Piramide and than you take the train for Ostia. Just remember the blue line of the metro close at 11.30 p.m. and startS again at 05.30 a.m.

Going to Eur, using the same metro line, is good for every kind of evening. Try the Zen Disco or Le Terrazze which are close to the lake that you’ll find in Viale America.

 

Close to Termini Station there is Julius Caesar Disco Pub. It has a great pubcralw. Try it!! You can find it in Via Castelfidardo on the corner with Via Palestro. Tuesday, Thursday Friday and Saturday the crawl starts at 8 in the evening.

 

 

If you want to party all night and day, here is the only place to go.
Testaccio is filled with all the secrets for eternal youth, Life, Music, Style and soul. Anyone who is anyone is seen on the strip of Tesctaccio clubs and bars, from young business professionals to youths from all around the world.
Testaccio is packed with many clubs to suit all your personal tastes, with different clientele, music and scenery.

Thursdays through Sundays are club nights when the whole city seems to be out on the town.Testaccio, was named after the mountain of discarded amphoras called Monte Testaccio, and is seen as a traditional working-class area filled with restaurants and markets as well as clubs.

Getting to Testaccio is easy, simply go to Termini Station, which is behind one of our Sister Hotels Yes Hotel and 10 minutes walk from our Mother Hotel, Hotel Des Artistes. From Termini you can take the number 40 bus which will take you to Piramide Station, and from there it is only a 5 minute walk. There are also buses which will pick you up from the early hours of the morning which will take you back to Termini, So ensure you have a great location when you book your accommodation.
The Address is: Via di Monte Testaccio

This place is absolutely great. Entrance is free too and the dance room opens after 12 till 3. you can also hire one of the rooms out for private parties. The interior is chic and ultra modern with huge oversized couches that you can either sit or lie on.

The crowd that goes there is mixed and of various ages. Dancing on the tables is allowed and if you take your shoes off you are welcome to dance on the couches too. The bar mainly serves cocktails, but if you get there early enough you may still be able to get a beer. They had all run out by the time I had arrived which was about 1:30 in the morning. So I had a to go for a more expensive option which was a cocktail. That was quite a bit of a whack on my wallet costing 10 euros. The glass is also really small too.

My advice would be to go somewhere else first and then arrive afterwards to carry on with the party. The music is really great too and it gets you in a dancing mood. If you want to go to this place make an effort and dress up a bit. Shorts and open shoes really wont do. Also remember to charge up your wallet if you are planning on spending the evening there. Remember dancing is thirsty work and the bar is only a few steps away.

Supperclub Via De Nari

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This area of Rome is where most of the students live because the Sapienza university is nearby, and the location is central and only steps away from Termini station and Yes Hotel Rome. So you can expect to find loads of wine bars, disco pubs and eateries. The streets are packed during the evening and the crowd is obviously mostly made up of young italian student types.

There are many wine bars to choose from. Most of them are very busy and packed choc a block. The atmosphere is great and very cheerful and care free. The prices are affordable due to the clientele. They are very reasonable and the quality of the wine is especially good. For a plate to share which consists of cheese, sausage, salami and cold meat, 2 bottles of wine and a bowl of chips the price is around 60 euros. The most expensive items being the wines. The cheapest bottle is around 15 to 18 euros but you get what you pay for. I can highly recommend Moscato, which is a sweet Sicilian wine that tastes absolutely great and which is perfect for after dinner.

The “quartiere” of San Lorenzo is located very near to the hotel My Hotel Rome, even closer than the Colosseum and is about 15 to 20 minutes away if you are a fast walker. The main place that you want to go to is Largo degli Osci. From there you can walk down any street and you are guaranteed to find something you will like. If you are a student and are coming over for an exchange programme or if you just want to have a couple of drinks and be in a lively atmosphere then this is certainly the place for you to go. Head down to Piazzale Tiburtino. When you get there take the first street on your right and then the next one on your left. Keep walking down Via dei Volsci and there you are. Have fun and paint the town a deep shade of red.

And you probably do not want to miss our unique offer for our Yes Hotel grand opening : book now and you will get a treat !

Rome is certainly different in every aspect at night and you will be delighted to be able to enjoy all the wonderful sights so brightly illuminated and which makes you see the major monuments as the Colosseum with another perspective.

You cannot get any better treat than a romantic night bus tour followed by dinner in a typical roman restaurant where to rest and savor the excellent genuine food on offer. The tour lasts about 4 hours

You will be picked up from your hotel in central Rome and your bus tour will start with the Imperial Forum and the Colosseum and then heading to Piazza Venezia, where the Capitoline Museums stand, and then continuing towards the Tiber River and alongside Circus Maximus before driving along the Jewish Ghetto with its Synagogue and the extraordinary St Peter’s Basilica Rome.

You will pass Piazzale Flaminio and see the wonderful Piazza del Popolo, and also the central park Villa Borghese. Your night tour will lead you to the Trevi Fountain near our Rome B&B De Cappuccini where it is usual to throw a coin so that you will come back to Rome. Eventually you will have a special typical dinner in a local restaurant, and you can book your tour here

Planning a night out while in Rome? The night life of the eternal city starts late: first you have an aperitivo-drink in some trendy bar, then dinner, with a nice grappa to finish… And just take your time: most clubs or discos only open their doors around mid-night, and usually it’s considered a bit embarrassing to get there before 1 o’clock…

But where to go? There just seems to be too much choice: the whole neighbourhood of Testaccio is cramped with discos and salsa-clubs, and the historical center and Trastevere have some sort of semi-secret club for “members only� around every corner. Well, there’s something for everybody, and most clubs have a different theme each night: 80’s, which are still very popular in Italy (a must-go for an 80’s fan or a rocker is the Zoo Bar, Via di Monte Testaccio 22); “house�– the one big favourite of the Romans (try the “Alpheus�, Via Del Commercio, 36, tel: 06/5747826), latino rhytms that have a faithful fanclub (check the “Caruso� at Via di Monte Testaccio 36)…

If you feel like dressing up and partying in a more “exclusive� ambient, the place to go is the “Gilda�, a favourite of the Roman VIP’s! The famous night club is located in the historical centre, close to the Spanish steps and the Trevi fountain, on Via Mario De’ Fiori 97. To get in you should dress up a little, and call them in advance to get on a list, even though parties of unaccompanied ladies usually have no trouble getting in any club, most of them overcrowded by male clientele.

As to your accommodation, be sure to book a hotel with no curfew: the Roman night is long! Try the Hostel or Hotel Des Artistes centrally located near the Termini station.