Has anyone used this pass? It's looking like a really good deal but I have a question about getting reservations. We're going end of September. It says the pass won't be available until a few weeks before our trip. I'm worried that we won't be able to get in to what we want so late in the game.
Posted by
Washington DC
28247 posts
Proceed with caution. The price is considerably more expensive than the individual tickets to the included sites. St. Peter's is free (though the pass includes some sort of tour there). There are combination tickets to the Colosseum and Forum costing €19. The Vatican Museum website isn't working for me right now, but I paid less than €30 a few months ago, including the exorbitant €5 advance-ticketing fee. The Sistine Chapel is part of the Vatican Museums. So you're paying €97 for less than €49 worth of tickets plus a tour of St. Peter's. I don't think 10% discounts at other sites are worth factoring in.
I have no idea whether the pass makes it easier to get tickets to the Colosseum (which has been challenging) or to get tickets for the immediate future to the Vatican Museums; the latter have been selling out well in advance. However, the Museums are a sardine-can experience if you don't take an early-access tour, which is not what you get with this pass.
Posted by
Minnesota 🎒
16618 posts
Ditto to everything acraven said: proceed with caution. The thing looks like it's overpriced for what it offers. As well, be cautious with cards promising "Skip the line" as ALL tickets to the Colosseum are timed-entry, as well as ALL advance tickets to the Vatican Museums, including those purchased on their official ticketing websites. In either case, no one bypasses the security check queues. The 10% discount on unlisted attractions doesn't really add much for value.
Posted by
OP
19 posts
Thank you for your responses. I have actually been able to get tickets for the Vatican but not the Colosseum which appear to be sold out. It's a nightmare! So, I'm figuring that I will have to get a tour of some sort for the Colosseum in order to get in at all. The numbers are pretty even when I figure it out but there's the added benefit of audio tours and navigation which could be helpful. I was just hoping that maybe I could reserve tickets easier this way but so far they aren't available yet either. And I didn't want to miss out on getting the Vatican tickets while waiting for the tickets on this site to become available.
Posted by
OP
19 posts
Oh dear! I just realized as I was typing my response that I've been doing the math all wrong. I was including tickets for 2 and comparing it to one pass! Thank you so much for the warning!