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Originally Posted by La Flames Fan
One thing I do want to avoid is being "touristy". How can you tell the difference between a restaurant that is geared towards tourists versus a local restaurant away from the those hotspots?
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A restaurant that is near: 1) a main square frequented by tourists 2) souvenir shops 3) African guys selling knock-off Gucci purses, is likely to be geared toward tourists. Unfortunately I ate at many of these in Rome and was not impressed with the food. Get off the beaten path. Walk toward people who look like locals and away from people who look like tourists and eventually you'll find your restaurant.
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Originally Posted by Aeneas
The hotel was called (probably still is) The Beehive. Run by Americans. Like I said, very close (within 2 blocks) to Termini, the main train station in Roma. Simple but clean, safe, free internet, small cafe. Never ate there too busy elsewhere. I will dig up the contact info.
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There are also a number of small, boutique hotels in the area around the Spanish Steps. That's where I stayed and the location was great. I would recommend not staying in big fancy hotels, but the smaller cheaper boutique ones.. that goes for all of Europe.