I tried booking tickets online on their official website and it was as difficult as I was told. I was prepared to pay for my booking, but could not get to the stage of paying for my bookings. So I called them directly (very easy). They gave me a 6 digit confirmation # and was told to show up at the reservation time and pay there. My question... is that it? Seriously, I don't have to pay a head of time?? Can some one please confirm this and tell me about your experience with making a reservation for Accademia and Uffizi. Thank you
Posted by
Secaucus, NJ, USA
148 posts
Tom, All you need is the confirmation #. You pay when you get there, or not at all if you miss you reservation for some reason. I'm taking a tour that includes the Uffizi and Accademia, so I don't have to worry about those reservations, but my B&B in Florence reserved a time for me to enter the Medici Chapel and my B&B in Rome reserved a time for me to enter the Borghese Gallery. Nothing was paid ahead, I just have confirmation numbers for the reservations. That's just how its done at many places in Italy.
Posted by
OP
Toronto
8 posts
Thanks Amy! So then why would anyone book a reservation with some online sites that charge you a fee as high as 10 Euros? And I would assume, you'd have to paid a head of time??
Posted by
Secaucus, NJ, USA
148 posts
I'm not sure. Maybe people that book online do so because they're excited about going but haven't done their homework like you are :) Others, I know say they'd rather pay a set fee online than worry about the phone bill. If you don't have a land-line, for example, and have to call from a cell phone than the cost of the call could be more than the extra charge to book online...