By train
Once at the Termini train station you can reach the hotel on foot; exit on the Via Giolitti side (left side of the station with the tracks behind you), walk 50 meters and turn left on Via Gioberti; walk to the end of the road to Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore and turn left on Via Carlo Alberto. Turn immediately to your right where you will see the Banca Popolare di Milano and Via Merulana where our hotel awaits you at number 19. You can also take bus lines 714 and 16. Get off after two stops at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica.
By car
Once you reach Rome from the highway, take the GRA (Grande Raccordo Anulare) and get off at the Via Tuscolana exit heading for the city center. After 6.5 km, turn left on Viale Furio Camillo and take Via Appia Nuova. Go through the round about at Piazza Re di Roma to Piazza San Giovanni. Continue straight down Via Emanuele Filiberto and turn left on Viale Manzoni. 200 meters down this street, turn right on Via Merulana: Go down the street towards the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica where our hotel awaits you at number 19.
By plane
The Fiumicino ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ airport is 30 km away. To get to the hotel, take one of the local trains that leave for the Termini station every 30 minutes. From here, continue as described in "by train". The Ciampino airport is 15 km away. Take the bus for the subway line A terminal (Anagnina) to the Termini train station or take the TERRAVISION shuttle directly from the airport to the Termini station and follow the directions under "By train".
Location
The Merulana Inn is near the splendid Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, the "snow basilica" one of the four patriarchal churches of Rome, near the square of the same name, just a stone's throw from the magnificent city center.
Less than fifteen minutes from our guest house is the imposing Colosseum, the ancient gladiator arena, one of the symbols of Rome; walking down the adjacent Via dei Fori Imperiali you'll find religious ruins, the Traianeo market and the captivating Arch of Constantine.
At the end of this journey through time you'll find yourself in front of the Vittoriano monument and stairs to the Altar of the Fatherland; at the foot of the Campidoglio hill opens the beautiful Piazza Venezia that flows into the long and lively Via del Corso.
The long Via del Corso artery intersects with Via dei Condotti, where the fashion label store fronts and luxurious boutique will make your eyes sparkle on your way to the famous Spanish Steps; the staircase that leads to the Trinità dei Monti church and the Barcaccia fountain are just some of the monuments that have made this captivating spot famous.
If you're near the Quirinale hill, seat of the President of the Italian Republic, you're just a few steps away from the magnificent Trevi fountain, an eighteenth century creation that expertly combines Baroque and Classicism with surprising effects; it has always been one of the most popular tourist attractions in Rome and tradition has it that throwing a coin into the fountain ensures your return visit to the Eternal City. Walking the other way down Via del Tritone, you're less than ten minutes from Piazza Barberini, where one of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's most famous works will astound you: the Tritone fountain. Palazzo Barberini houses the National Gallery of Ancient Art, which exhibits the works of Caravaggio, Holbein, Tiziano and Raffaello.
Piazza Navona. Let the unique Baroque architecture in Piazza Navona seduce you! The delightful Sant’Agnese church and magnificent Fountain of Four Rivers are the works that adorn this ancient Roman stadium, also the home to Pietro da Cortona's splendid frescoes in Palazzo Pamphili. If you're in Rome at Christmas, don't miss out on the special atmosphere created by the markets and shops in the square!
To see. The Villa Borghese park and Gallery, the popular-chic charm of Trastevere, the enchanting Pantheon, the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's, the antiques in Via Margutta, the Zoo, the Porta Portese market and a romantic stroll along the Tevere river…