Givoy, the owner of Givoy Inn, always has a nice smile and never missed the opportunity to greet and converse with her guests. She owns the
apartment unit in downtown Rome and converted it into a number of hotel room
units each with a 3 piece bathroom, and a balcony opening to a central
courtyard. The unit was air conditioned
and it was comfortable for sleeping each night when we stayed there.
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| Breakfast Buffet at Inn Givoy's |
A buffet breakfast included with the room charge was served
each morning from 7:00-9:45a.m. The breakfast was nicely layout on two long tables consisted
of different kinds of Italian ham, bacons, homemade yogurt, salad, bread with olive cream spread and
tomatoes ( yummy !!!), different kinds
of cereals, numerous Italian pastries, croissants , cappuccino, fruit juices, cheese
and served in a spacious dining room set up nicely with white tablecloth and
dedicated for guest use.
Of our three weeks European holiday, we stayed four days in
Inn Givoy, the longest in one hotel during our entire trip. Givoy was always
very friendly, helpful and patient whenever we had any questions about where
and how to get to where we wanted to go. The location of the hotel is a plus
because we could walk to the train station in 5 minutes and most attractions are within 15- 20 minutes. This close proximity to all the main attractions became
very important to us as we walked around
under the August scorching sun each day.
In the late afternoon, Stan did go back to our hotel, took a shower to
cool off, changed his sweat drenched
clothes, rested a little and met me at MaDonald’s . We went out again after the
sun went down. As boomers, we want to travel frequently but without breaking our bank accounts. Our stay
at Inn Givoy, given its affordability, convenience and Givoy’s warm personal
touch, was one of the highlight’s of this trip.
The hotel is just steps from vie del Nazionale and there are
many points of interests along with numerous shops. Many shop owners posted
notices on their doors informing
potential customers that they were
closed for holiday during the month of August.
With our North American mentality, we could not believe that at the
height of the tourist season, the shop owners are willing to close shops for a month.
( Unlike North Americans, many
of whom are too busy to take their holidays and end up working in their
offices, Italians take their annual
holidays very seriously and would prefer spending time with their families on
vacation rather than doing business. It
could also be that Rome is so hot in August business people have another month
as their peak tourist period.)
On our second day in Rome, we roamed around freely, visiting ruins, museums and going in and out of shops. We did
find some shops opened and Stan was very patient while I shopped. I did get a couple of nice Italian design
outfits at great prices. In the
evening, we went to enjoy the night scene of the coliseum.
RT., 2nd Day in Rome
Aug. 15, 2012
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