Roomguide’s Romantic Guide to Cheap Hotels in Rome
The Eternal City of Rome is the ideal place to take a romantic winter city break and this November we have some great deals on both luxury and cheap hotels in Rome. Whether you’re celebrating an anniversary or simply need a few days away to rekindle the romance, there’s no better place to do so than the enchanting city of Rome.
We’ve picked out our top 5 romantic hot spots offering ultimate luxury and romance!
1. Hotel Romance
This hotel is sure to give you and your loved one a memorable stay in Rome if its name is anything to go by! It has elegant accommodation in the form of baroque style furnishings and a great location being just minutes away from the Colosseum.
2. Hotel Camp De’ Fiori
Boasting stunning views of the historic centre of Rome, this romantic boutique hotel is located in one of the city’s most popular squares. Covered in lush ivy on the outside and filled with antique furnishings inside, the hotel also has a multi-level terrace giving guests a panoramic view across the Italian capital.
3. The Duke Hotel
The Duke is the perfect grown up retreat located in Rome’s exclusive Villa Borghese area. With beautifully decorated rooms and an onsite Italian restaurant, you won’t want to leave the hotel! The nearby Villa Borghese Park is also the ideal place for romantic evening strolls.
4. Hotel De Russie
This five star luxury hotel is a favourite with couples as well as famous names like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt! The bedrooms have a mix of classic and contemporary styles with city or garden views. The gourmet restaurant offers traditional Roman fused cuisine with international flavours and the bar was recently presented with the Prix Villegiature ‘Best Bar in Europe’. Couples can relax in the sauna and Turkish bath or revitalise with a massage.
5. Atlante Star Hotel
The highlight of this luxurious hotel is the rooftop restaurant where you can enjoy magnificent views of St Peters Basilica while you eat. Set in the heart of Rome’s historic centre, the Atlante Star offers smart and stylish rooms with vintage floral wallpaper and extravagant furniture as well as marble bathrooms.
Take a look at more of our luxury and cheap hotels in Rome.
Christmas Shopping in Birmingham
Whether you like it or not, the Christmas countdown has begun and if you haven’t already you will start to see shop window displays filled with snowflakes, lights, tinsel and all things festive! Roomguide currently have some great deals on cheap hotels in Birmingham so you can start your Christmas shopping in one of the UK’s top shopping cities. To help you get the best out of your Birmingham shopping experience, we’ve narrowed down the best places to fill your stockings this year!
Bullring
One of the largest shopping centres in the UK, Bullring is right in the heart of the city with over 160 stores. The centre can be spotted a mile off thanks to the iconic architecture of the Selfridges building, inspired by a Paco Rabanne sequinned dress. Since opening in 2003, the Bullring has transformed the cityscape of Birmingham and brought with it an eclectic mix of high street brands and designer names. With stores like Debenhams, Hollister, French Connection, Apple and Next, the Bullring has everything you’d want from a shopping centre, and more.
The Pallasades
The Pallasades is the place to go for great bargains and value for money this Christmas. Situated above Birmingham New Street Station, the centre has a mix of fashion, sports, beauty and electrical. Stores include Peacocks, Clintons, The Perfume Shop and Poundland.
The Mailbox
The Mailbox is Birmingham’s premier shopping destination, with an extensive range of top stores, restaurants, café bars, salons and spas. It is known for its stylish shopping for men and women with stores like Harvey Nichols, Jaeger, Hugo Boss and All Saints and exclusive eateries including Strada, The Oriental, Zizzi and Cote Brasserie. The Mailbox is also home to two world-class hotels – the exclusive Malmaison Hotel and the popular Ramada Hotel.
Jewellery Quarter
40 % of all UK jewellery is made in Birmingham’s unique Jewellery Quarter. Home to more diamond rings and tokens of love than anywhere else, it is the perfect place to grab a special present for a loved one this Christmas. Many shops have their own craftsmen and women, so if you are not tempted by the wide variety on offer you can commission something to your own design.
Start planning your Christmas shopping trip and book one of our cheap hotels in Birmingham.
See Blackpool Illuminations this Autumn
Autumn just wouldn’t be the same without a trip to Blackpool’s world-famous northern lights – the Blackpool Illuminations! Other holiday spots have gone into hibernation, but not Blackpool! The multi award winning Blackpool Illuminations light up the skies of the seaside town entertaining millions of visitors every year. Never seen them before? At Roomguide, we have plenty of cheap hotels in Blackpool so get yourself along and see what all the fuss is about! With over 180 hotels in Blackpool to choose from, you’ll be sure to find somewhere close to the event.
The Blackpool Illuminations run for 66 days from the end of August to November each year. This year they began on the 2nd September and will shine nightly until 6th November. Over the course of the festival, one million lamps of different shapes and sizes play their part in the six mile long promenade illuminative display. Tourists have been coming to see the magical display since 1879, when only arc lamps lit up the Promenade in what was described as “artificial sunshine”. Blackpool was the first town to “go electric” in Victorian times and today, in 2011, its love affair with light still remains. Blackpool Illuminations only use green electricity from renewable resources comprising wind, small-scale hydro, landfill and Bio-Gas. The introduction of green electricity has reduced the annual Illuminations carbon dioxide emissions to zero, saving 420 tonnes per year in the atmosphere.
You can experience the magic of the Illuminations by hopping on an illuminated tram or an open top bus which will guide you through the six mile spectacular. With so much going on including circus shows, comedy events and theatre performances, it’s a great time to visit Blackpool with your loved one or as a family. Book cheap hotels in Blackpool today with Roomguide!
Chester Halloween Ghost Tours
Steeped in 2000 years of history and with hundreds of ghost sightings, Chester is one of the most haunted cities in England. This Halloween, why not book a night-time ghost hunt in Chester and take a night-time journey around the haunts of the city. With your very own Ghosthunter Guide you will hear spine-chilling tales of ghosts and ghouls and revisit scenes of supernatural happenings from Chester’s mysterious and murky past.
Just in time for Halloween, Roomguide have jaw dropping deals on cheap hotels in Chester so you have somewhere safe to hide at the end of your tour! The tours will be running on Thursday, Friday and Saturday leading up to Halloween with extra tours departing on Sunday 30th October and Monday 31st October. Tours depart from the Town Hall Visitor Information Centre at 7.30pm and tickets should be purchased in advance where possible as they are extremely popular!
Ghost Tour Ticket Prices:
Adult: £6.00
Child/Student/Senior: £5.00
Family Ticket (2 adults, 2 concessions): £17.00
You can book your tickets here.
Take a look at all of our cheap hotels in Chester and plan your Halloween now!
Halloween Events in New York 2011
With Halloween around the corner, the ghosts and ghouls are making their way to New York and no city celebrates it better than the Big Apple! This October, Roomguide are offering even lower prices on cheap hotels in New York so you can make the most of the haunted holiday. Packed with parties, festivals and attractions, New York is the perfect place to go if you want to be truly spooked this Halloween! New York Halloween Parade will see thousands of people take to the streets of New York City including costumed marchers, bands, dancers, puppets and more! The Parade has been a tradition since 1973 and is the largest Halloween celebration in the world. This is a fun event for all the family but if you’re looking to be really frightened, there are many other events currently running until the 31st October:
Blackout Haunted House
This scary Halloween attraction requires you to go through on your own, with a protective mask and a flashlight. The intense experience is for over 18’s only and although you can scream as loud as you want, there is absolutely no speaking allowed. The New York Times calls it “the extreme theatre event of the year.”
NIGHTMARE: Z-DAY
The zombie apocalypse starts again in the Bronx this Halloween. This Pelham Bay safe house is an onslaught of zombies lurking in the dark and jumping out at every corner. Quarantine protocols have begun in the Bronx and 1157 Pelham Bay has been identified as the safest location for residents to take refuge, or is it?
Steampunk Haunted House
Combining a steampunk culture with a traditional creepy house, this haunted location has been taken over by demented robots and clockwork spiders. This immersive experience separates audience members and thrusts them into a terrifying world of twisting hallways and dark cellars.
Blood Manor
A hit every year since 2005, this is New York’s premier haunted attraction featuring several fright filled environments including the Graveyard of the Doomed, the Chamber of Killer Klowns and the Cabaret of Death. From pig hanging carcasses to eerie graveyards, this is not for the faint hearted!
Plan your trip this Halloween and book one of our cheap hotels in New York.
