How can I find a travel agent?

Broker or travel agent who can help find apartment in Rome?

• The number of apartment sites when I search for "Rome Apartments" is overwhelming. I've tried emailing with our request for a two bedroom apartment with internet service near the Vatican for two weeks in June, but have not been getting good responses back. So far, we only have one real option -- and I can't believe there aren't more choices given the volume of apartments for rent in the city. I'm looking for an agent, travel consultant, or apartment brokerage service that can do the research for us and provide apartment options - we'd be happy to pay for the results. Please find services or agents for us to contact, preferably with contact name, email, phone, and web site address. Thank you!

• Answer:

  Hi neoaugustus-ga , You have a wonderful trip in store, and I hope you can get the apartment of your wishes from one of the following agencies. I examined many of the apartments listed at each agency, and I note that many fill your requirements in every way except they don't list internet access. Of course, an agency may be able to help you in that regard. In addition to the information you asked for, I am giving you a site for each that shows the apartments they are renting. The telephone numbers are listed with country code followed by city code (if any) and telephone number. Here are the agencies: AGENZIA OMBRELLONE http://www.bolsena.info/html/en/de_entdecken/umland/index.htm Address: Gasser GbR, Inhaber Eleonore und Bernd Gasser13505 Berlin,Scharfenberger Straße 2 Tel: 30-43671417 Fax: 30-43671419 Email: [email protected] Don't be put off by the Berlin address. This agency has apartment listings in Rome. An example of what they offer: http://www.bolsena.info/html/en/de_entdecken/umland/index.htm RENTAL IN ROME http://www.rentalinrome.com/ Contact page: http://www.rentalinrome.com/aboutus.htm Tel: 39 (06) 9905513 39 (06) 99320047 39 (06) 9905199 Fax: 39 (06) 23328717 Email: [email protected] This agency has many listings including 79 (on the website) in the Vatican area: http://www.rentalinrome.com/saintpeterapartments.htm DOMUS ROMANAE http://www.domusromanae.it/eng/domusromanae.html Email: [email protected] This agency has a map on its website showing the location of the apartments in its listings. You can see by the map that you could easily stay across the Tiber and be within walking distance from St. Peter's and the Vatican. B&B CENTER OF ROME http://www.bbroma.com/index.htm Tel 39.06.45472549 and 39.06.68210776 Email: [email protected] The B&B Center has plenty of apartments. You can see some at: http://www.bbroma.com/index.htm ONLY APARTMENTS ROME http://www.only-apartments.com/en-rome-apartments Tel: 34 933 017 678 Email: [email protected] The website comes from Spain. It has thumbnail pictures of their properties in Rome at the above website. VIVUN INTERNATION PROPERTY LISINGS http://www.viviun.com/Rentals/Italy/Apartments/ This site does not list any phone numbers, but has a "contact us" within the site. I listed it for you because their apartments look very good, and I saw one with high speed internet access: (http://www.rentalinrome.com/villavaticano/villavaticano.htm ) I'd like to suggest that you will have more choices if you will accept an apartment outside the immediate Vatican zone. Rome has a central area from which you could choose, and be able to walk to the Vatican or take a short bus or metro ride. Here are the some names of nearby zones or streets that are easily walkable: Trevi, Campo de'Fiorii, Via Coronari, Piazza Farnese, Via Governo Vecchio, Panteone, Piazza Navona, Via Ottaviano. You could go a little further afield to the Piazza di Spagna or the Piazza del Popolo areas which are just a few metro stops away from the Vatican. I hope you find this information useful. I used to live in Rome and I love the city. Have a great trip, alanna-ga