We are a 60's age couple from Phoenix, AZ. We planned this trip for almost a year. We used Cruise Critic, Trip Advisor, Rick Steves book as well as friends/family who had taken a similar trip.

We were 18 hours plus of flying to reach Rome. Everyone said stay up, don't go to bed and you will be on the right time zone. That was good information and it worked well. We took Romeinlimo from the FCO Airport. We had been very specific about luggage but the car was smaller and the driver was not that friendly in regards to our bags being bigger. We did get them fit in and he took us to our hotel. We had also requested just to drop our luggage and another drop but that did not happen. Was this our miscommunication or theirs, we aren't sure. Not sure I would use them again with so many out there. The price is all about the same.

We did have tickets for the Vatican museum, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica. Bypassed the lines, went right in and did a self tour with Rick Steves book and iPhone app. We were even able to take the short cut out of the chapel! We did go back to our hotel and slept 4 hours, then dinner. Next day we did a tour at the Coliseum, Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum. We did an evening walking tour which was phenomenal! Read more