Hotelrome.net Blog : A guide to news and events in Rome

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!

- Rugby enthusiasts will flock from all around the world to the Eternal City to assist to the competion where the most powerful European teams fight for sportive glory.

As every year, rugby fans from all around the world are rubbing their hands in anticipation for the upcoming edition of the 6 nations championship to take place beetwen February 4 and 19 March 2011.

The tournament brings together on a yearly basis the most powerful European rugby teams to compete for the continetal championship. The system is quite simple: each team plays every other team once, with home field advantage alternating from one year to the next. When a team wins a championship without being defeated it achieves a Grand Slam.

Of course, the most powerful teams are those with a strong rugby tradition like Ireland or England, but more “latin” countries like France and, more recently, Italy are developing a growing passion for the sport drawing bigger crowds to the stadiums each year.

On this edition of the tournament Italy will be playing in its home filed, the Sadio Flaminio in Rome, against ireland on February 5; Wales on February 26 and France on March 12. All the matches are great opportunities for Rugby enthusiasts to enjoy their favorite sport while getting to know one of the most beautiful cities in the world!

Don’t hesitate anymore and make a booking now at Yes Hotel or Hotel Des Artistes, your best options for accomodation in the Eternal City!

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The “Serie A” 2009/2010 will start on Saturday, August 22 and for te On the second day, the computer has given two super-challenges: The “Milan derby” (Saturday 29 August), with AC Milan at home and Rome-Juventus (Sunday 30 August).

For those seasoned football fans the Olympic Stadium Rome in Italy is the perfect venue to see AS Roma – Juventus! On 30-08-2009 AS Roma will be playing an outstanding match against Juventus. Don’t miss the opportunity to feel the atmosphere of a stunning football competition of Juventus at the Olympic Stadium Rome in Italy!

Last year Juventus won 4-1, so Roma will try to take revenge, making the match more interesting.If you want to be there at the Olympic Stadium in Rome to witness this world-class match, then what are you waiting for? Make a reservation at Yes Hotel or Hotel Des Artistes. Staying with us you’ll get everything you need to enjoy the city: style, quality, great location and advice from our knowledgeable staff- some of them are real soccer experts!

AS Roma – Juventus 30-08-2009                                                     Venue: Olympic Stadium Rome, Rome, Italy                                     Start: 20.30

Seated Tickets Category 2                                                                Price € 145,00

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From 18 July to 2 August 2009, Rome will host the XIII Fina Swimming World Championships.For that event, the most important swimmers from all over the world will be in the Eternal City.

In fact, the athletes who are going to take part in this competition will come from 170 different nations.

This event was first held in 1973 and is now held every two years.

Year and Location of the Swimming World Championships from 1973 to 2007:

The Foro Italico and Ostia Lido (for the swimming competitions in open water) will be the stage of the World Championships Finals in 2009. The next championship will be held in 2011 in Shanghai, China.

This competition has five different disciplines: swimming, open water swimming, diving, water polo and synchronized swimming (or synchro).

This event will bring to Rome a lot of people. Organisers have announced they are ready to welcome all fans who want to attend the competition.

If you look for a comfortable and fantastic accommodation, Yes Hotel will be glad to  give you all the best of hospitality in the Eternal City! Our hotels – Yes Hotel and Hotel des Artistes – offer you special rates to stay in Rome during the World Swimming Championships.

If you don’t want to miss this important sport event, book a room in one of our hotels, which are in the center of the capital.

Find the chance to visit Rome in summer: it is the best period!

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  Cycling is definitely a popular sport in Italy and its annual race, the Giro d’Italia will begin this year on the 9^th of May in Venice and will determine its winner in the city of Rome on the 31^st of May, including two dates in Austria. This year the race will be celebrating its 100^th year and in lieu of this, Lance Armstrong will be racing after 3 years of retirement with his aim to not only to add more victories to his amazing career but to continue to promote his foundation Live Strong, a foundation created to win the battle against cancer.

The last 15.3 kilometers of the race will held in Rome beginning at Fori Imperiali,   continuing to Porta Pia (near Hotel des Artistes), Via Vittorio Veneto,  Via Della Concilliazione, back to Piazza Del Popolo, through Piazza Venezia finishing where they began, at the Fori Imperiali. The race has had a finish line in Rome only in the years of 1911 and 1950 and usually finishes in Milan. However, this year, the year the race celebrates its 100th year; the finish line has returned to the beautiful city of Rome and is an event that everyone is waiting for!

To witness this great event of international calibre your best choices for accomodation in the Eternal City are Hotel des Artistes and Yes Hotel in Rome, its great standards of comfort and its incredible prices, along with its strategical location will allow you to get the most of your vacation!

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  The Stadio Olimpico, the Olympic Stadium in Rome that hosts numerous  local  and international events will be the venue for the Golden League Athletics Gala this year to be held on the 10^th of July 2009. This Gala, that takes place every year, is part of the AF Golden league Series which includes five other meetings in Germany, Norway, France, Switzerland and Belgium. This format was created to give athletes the opportunity to compete in more meetings with repeated rivalries. In addition, if an athlete wins in their discipline in all six meetings they win a part of the 1 million US jackpot.

Not only will this event host some of the best track and field athletes of the   world but it has been recognized as the best event in the world of athletics. Tickets for the event can be bought directly at the Olympic Stadium, or trough the internet. To get more information about tickets, check this site. An event of this caliber should not be ignored! To enjoy the excitement of this competition and admire the beauty of Rome, stay with us at Hotel Des Artistes or Yes Hotel: our rates are unbeatable!

How to get to the Olimpic Stadium in Rome : if you decide to stay in a central Rome Hotel such as Yes Hotel Rome, you can take the metro line A and get off at Ottaviano Station. From there take then bus 32 and get off at Largo T Cadorna Ostello della Gioventù, then walk for about one kilometer.

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  Wonderful news for all those who love bikes and cars. During May a trip to Rome Italy does not only include a visit to its famous monuments and a tasting of the local delectable cuisine, but a stopover to the Monte Mario Motorcycling Circuit to admire vintage bikes, scooters and vehicles. On the 10^th of May 2009 there will be a race between these vintage bikes and other historic vehicles. The race will be held at Castel Sant’Angelo right in the center of Rome near the Vatican. The entrance fee is 25 euros. The activity starts at 8 am and the race begins at 1 pm. The event is being held by Moto Guzzi Roma so if you need more information you can visit their website. It’s definitely an event not to miss!

From Yes Hotel or Hotel des Artistes, both located near the Termini station, is very easy to reach Castel Sant’angelo. All you have to do is take the bus 40 from the station and get off on the last stop. The route of this bus passes near many historical monuments, so you’ll do some sight-seeing on your way there!

Se amate il fitness abbiamo grandi notizie per voi: la maratona di Roma è proprio dietro l’angolo e siamo sicuri che non vorrete perdere questa meravigliosa esperienza.

Il bello di questa gara è la possibilità di ammirare, mentre correte, alcuni tra i più accattivanti, angoli della Città Eterna: i partecipanti partiranno infatti, da Campo de’ Fiori, seguendo poi un percorso che li porterà a Testaccio, uno dei più tradizionali quartieri romani e poi lungo il Tevere fino a Piazza di Spagna, Piazza del Popolo, per raggiungere infine il traguardo davanti a uno dei più imponenti monumenti di Roma: il Colosseo.

Tutti i dettagli inerenti alla maratona, possono essere consultati sul sito ufficiale. E se per caso correre 40 chilometri non vi attira, contemporaneamente alla maratona, si svolgerà, una corsa chiamata Roma Fun Run, aperta a tutti quelli che vogliono divertirsi senza stancarsi troppo. Le iscrizioni si fanno al Marathon Village, al Palazzo dei Congressi Eur, vicino alla fermata della metropolitana EUR Fermi. Il costo è di 7 euro e sarà possibile iscriversi fino al giorno prima della gara.

Oltre la bellezza di Roma ci sono altri motivi speciali per partecipare a questo importante evento che si ripete ogni anno. Lo slogan questo anno è “Start Your  Dreams”, ed è proprio questo che faranno alcuni concorrenti. Luwis Masunda è un maratoneta professionista dallo Zimbabwe, che non può permettersi di partecipare a nessuna maratona data la condizione di estrema povertà del suo paese, ma gli organizzatori della maratona di Roma hanno deciso di invitarlo, e sarà tra i concorrenti distinti. Un altro partecipante, Gary Latella, è un giovane francese affetto da una strana malattia, che cominciò a correre per “sentirsi indipendente.” Gary ha preso parte, per così dire, ad alcune mezze maratone, ma Roma sarà la sua prima maratona completa. Infine parteciperà anche la signora Betty Jean McHugh, una nonna canadese di 82 anni che detiene i migliori tempi della sua categoria. Distinguerla durante la maratona non sarà difficile: lei porterà il numero 1927, come l’anno della sua nascita!

Come sapete, viaggiare per partecipare a un evento come questo può essere difficile dal punto di vista logistico. E’ consigliabile trovare un alloggio in una posizione centrale, ben collegato e a prezzi ragionevoli, e Yes Hotel e Hotel Des Artistes hanno tutti questi requisiti!

Non vi rimane altro che prenotare e godervi un giorno particolare e divertente!

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If you love fitness we have great news for you: the Rome marathon is just around the corner and we’re sure you don’t want to miss this unique experience.

Of course the great appeal of this marathon is the possibility to enjoy some of the most captivating views of the Eternal City: the runners will start the race at Campo de’ Fiori, following a course that will take them to Testaccio, one of the most traditional quartiers of Rome; along the legendary Tiber River and to Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps to finish with the breath-taking view of the Colosseum.

To get all the details about the race, check the official website of the marathon. And in case you don’t feel like taking the 40-kilometer challenge, the same day there will be a 4-kilometer race called Roma Fun Run, open to anybody willing to have a great time and admire the beauty of the Eternal City from a different point of view. The inscriptions  for Roma Fun Run will be open until the day before the Marathon, and it will be possible to sign-in in the Marathon Village at the Palazzo dei Congresi Eur, near the subway station EUR Fermi. The inscription fee is seven euros.

Besides the millenary magic of Rome, there will be a couple of special reasons to at least keep an eye on the Marathon. The motto of the race this year is “Start Your Dreams”, and that’s exactly what three participants of the race will do. Luwis Masunda is a professional runner from Zimbabwe, but due to the economic crisis on his country,  travelling abroad to take part in a marathon was an impossible dream until the organizers of the Rome Marathon decided to invite him. Another athlete, Gary Latella is a French young man who suffers from a strange disease. He started running “to feel independent”, and has runned some half-marathons, but Rome will be his first full 40-kilometer race. Finally, Betty Jean McHugh is an 82-years old grandmother from Canada who holds the best time in the world for her category. Spotting her during the race won’t be a problem: she will be wearing the number 1927, like the year when she was born.

As you know, travelling abroad for an event like this can be difficult and logistically exasperating. A wise thing to do in these cases is find accommodation in a well-located and conveniently-priced hotel, and Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes fill all the requirements!

Click here to read more about the 2008 edition.

If you are a passionate gym attender, enjoy and love swimming, can’t live without aqua-gymnastics, and at the same time you are an admirer of beautiful synchronized swimming competitions, then do not miss your chance to see one of the most beautiful swimming world championship in Rome in 2009. 

FINE-International Swimming Federation is helding its regular world championship in Rome. All the official athletes, trainers and members for 13th the FINE World Championships will gather in Rome (Italy) from the 19 July to August 2 2009.

The Eternal city is ready to give a warmest welcome to  all the representatives of FINE the 15 years after the organization of the seventh edition of these samples in 1994.

The organizers are going to make sure that 13th the FINE World Championships will be also remembered like one of corner-stones in the history of the FINE . The Federation invites the best athletes coming from 193 National Federation Members, for the five water disciplines, to be presented in Rome.

The performances of our swimmers, the technical perfection of our divers, the competitions between the squares of water pole, the effort of the divers, the competitions among the water polo teams and the grace in the movements of the synchronized swimmers, will make enjoy thousands of spectators all over the world and million viewers.

The natural attraction of Rome, its history and the cultural inheritance, its sense of the hospitality and the sympathy of its citizens are the best guarantee for one great spectacle. Since the designation of Rome in July 2005 as city host of these water sports the FINE continues to work on making a contact with the Organizing Committee with the purpose to guarantee that best one succeeded in 2009: high quality of the structures, important programs of marketing and sponsoring, high levels for TV production and the broadcasting. 

From the name of the Swimming Federation is expressed gratefulness to the Organizers of 13th the FINE World Championships. Their enthusiasm, their aid and their continuous attendance contributes to the image of this competition that the FINE wants to create : a Water Festival with best Stars of the Italian Sport, like Federica Pelligrini. 

Years and Locations of Earlier World Swimming Sports Championships

The International Federation of Swimming has been founded in 19 July 1908 in occasion of the quarter edition of Olympic Games. The representatives of eight European nations (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and Hungary) gathered in London, near the Manchester Hotel, with the aim to unify and to render standard the rules of swimming, diving and water ball ; To establish one list of the supremacies of the world, of which exercising the control and supplying to the modernization; to define and to assure the norms organizational directives and of the Olympic manifest of the three disciplines.

Federica Pelligrini’s World record

You are welcome in 2009 to Rome TO ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL COMPETITIONS!