FCO to Hotel Lord Byron

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Taxi from FCO to Rome center is a fixed rate 50 euros
All taxis are required to accept credit cards but always check with driver before getting in

Go outside the terminal to the Official taxi rank and get in line
Hand the driver your hotel address and your payment of 50 euros
No tip necessary

Do not go with anyone offering a taxi before the official line

Other option is to take the Leonardo Express To Termini then public transportation or taxi to your hotel but honestly you might as well just take taxi from FCO for a few euros more

ETA
Your hotel is a bit outside the historic center
It’s really too far to walk anywhere

Is that your choice? Is it cancellable?

Need to check if it is within Aurelian walls for the fixed rate

If you do stay there you can ask the hotel about transport from FCO

It will cost a bit more, but having a private driver meet you in the terminal and take you to the hotel is well worth the extra cost. We have used Rome Cabs (a car service and not a taxi despite the name) many times and have always been pleased. Send them an email explaining your needs and you should get a reply within 24 hours.

It does look like the hotel is outside of the Aurelian Walls boundaries. I can't imagine a taxi is going to cost a considerably more than the 50-euro fixed fare for addresses within the walls but in any case, a cab is going to be your best resource for getting there, given the location. As suggested above, you could email the hotel and see if they have an estimate for taxi or private driver.

It looks like a very nice accommodation but I'd agree that it's really not convenient to most of the attractions visitors come to see. How were you planning on getting around the city?

Kathy—We spent about a week in Rome on our first trip to the city so we have already been to many of the city highlights. This is an opportunity to revisit with a pretty flexible agenda. We are staying at Hotel Lord Byron for 3 nights after our flight from the U.S. and then staying at Maalot Roma Hotel near Trevi Fountain for 5 nights before moving on to Capri for 3 nights, then 6 nights in Sorrento, and 2 nights in Naples before flying home.

Honestly we haven’t done too much planning about getting around Rome. Maybe that is naive? We do have tickets for the Scavi tour at St. Peter’s and tickets to go back to the Colosseum. We may do a food tour in Trastevere. We would also like to do a couple of day trips by train—Villa d’ Este and Orvieto or Assisi. I hope this helps explain our situation.

How were you planning on getting around the city?

They have the same modes of transport that are available in all areas of the city. They can always take a taxi. They can take a bus to the Barberini Metro station, and from there to either the Vatican or south to Termini and then transfer to get to the Colosseum.

They would have an easy walk through Villa Borghese to the Borghese Gallery.

And by staying a bit outside the touristic center, they may avoid the hordes that I encountered by staying near the Pantheon and then Trastevere back in November.

Yes, markcw, there are taxis and buses. Without the additional information about a previous stay in Rome + a stay in a 2nd hotel closer to center, the concern was for a potential first-timer without previous experience with city layout and infrastructure. There are also upcoming closures of 2 major metro stations (Spagna, near the Spanish Steps, and Ottaviano, near the Vatican ) and the entire tram system this spring/summer to work around.

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/rome-upcoming-closures-of-tram-and-metro-lines

Mary, thanks much for filling in the blanks! As a return visitor to Rome, I think you can probably understand why I asked the question? :O)

Of course I understand the concerns and appreciate the helpful advice. I love the community involved in Rick Steves travel forums—consistently kind people who are willing to share their expertise.

I admit that we do not have all the logistics figured out. We will be there in 2 weeks do time is closing in and some of this may need to be worked out when we are actually there. We are pretty low key travelers and will simply do the best we can and ask advice from others once we are there.

We do not plan to change any of our hotel stays at this time.

Thank you so much for your insights! Mary

More follow up--thinking about the concerns expressed about the location of Hotel Lord Byron and looking at a couple of other options and asking for input about changing to one of these hotels. (Sorry but I am not open to booking hotels other than these additional two properties:

Hotel Tribune

InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace--would be a bit of a stretch to make this work but I think it is a possibility if strongly recommended.

Thanks,

Mary

I don't see a deal-breaking problem with the location of the Lord Byron if you've been to Rome before and are willing to add some extra travel time to your sightseeing. If you haven't visited the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia before, quite near your hotel, it is fantastic.