May 9 - B and B near Rome

Generally speaking, I don’t use this blog to write about hotels, motels and bed and breakfast establishments. In fact, I don’t think that I have ever done so before. However, the B and B where we stayed last week was excellent and so I am making an exception.

Before our return flight to Canada, Lyle and I needed an easy stay somewhere preferably close to the Rome airport. We had finished with our sight seeing and so didn’t want to go back into the city. Our choice on Booking.com was Un Passo Dal Mare. Our decision was made mostly because the establishment offered a free shuttle to and from the airport.

We were so fortunate. Even though our flight was just over an hour late, the promised driver was there to meet us at the airport. The drive to the B and B was about ten to fifteen minutes but would have been a very expensive taxi ride.

Un Passo Dal Mare was in the Fuimicino area, which I suppose can best be described as the suburban area near the Leonardo Da Vinci Airport. Until this trip, I hadn’t realized that the airport, and also our B and B, was so close to the Mediterranean. Un Passo Dal Mare was only a few blocks from the waterfront. We walked the distance that night, found a long paved walkway beside the beach, and ate in a lovely local restaurant. In spite of it being a holiday Monday, the area was quiet and felt completely safe. We saw mostly local people on our walk and noted that Fuimicino was also known as a fishing port.

The B and B itself was great – spotlessly clean, comfortable beds, hot water in the shower, and the next morning an excellent breakfast. The breakfast was an extra seven Euros, but totally worth it. In fact, we felt quite spoiled with freshly squeezed orange juice, freshly ground coffee, choice of cereal for me, and bacon and eggs for Lyle, fresh pastries and buns and a variety of fruit. Our flight had been delayed again – oh the tribulations of travel – so we spent a very enjoyable hour and a half over breakfast and chatting with the super friendly owner and proprietor, Paula.

In a way, Lyle and I were disappointed that we hadn’t arranged to spend an additional night. We would highly recommend Un Passo Del Mare to anyone needing a quiet, comfortable, clean, and convenient place to stay either arriving or departing from Rome. We would definitely stay again if the opportunity arose.