The streets right around the Colosseum are wonderful at dawn and packed by ten. Many travellers prefer to sleep a short walk away and arrive on foot.
Why Esquilino works for ancient Rome
- On foot to the ColosseumFrom Via Ferruccio it's about 15 minutes, mostly downhill along Via Labicana. You can be at the gates for the first entry slot without a taxi.
- Churches on the wayThe route passes San Clemente, a basilica stacked over a 4th-century church and a Roman mithraeum, and Santa Maria Maggiore is about 10 minutes the other way.
- Easy to reach the rest of RomeLine A from Vittorio Emanuele goes to Spagna for the Spanish Steps and Ottaviano for the Vatican, and Termini is one stop away.
- A neighbourhood, not a tourist stripEvenings are about Piazza Vittorio's gardens, local trattorias and gelato at Fassi, not queues and touts.
Planning your Colosseum day
Book the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine combined ticket in advance, especially in spring and autumn. Read our guides to the Roman Forum and the Roma Pass, or follow Day 1 of our 3 Days in Rome plan, which walks from our door to the Colosseum, Forum and Capitoline Hill.
Where you'd sleep
Domus Ferruccio is a seven-room guesthouse on Via Ferruccio 44. Every room has a private bathroom, air conditioning and free fibre Wi-Fi, and there's a shared kitchen, a lift and a roof terrace. Rooms sleep one to four, and the whole annex apartment sleeps up to seven. See the rooms.
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Quick answers
How long is the walk from Domus Ferruccio to the Colosseum?
About 15 minutes on foot, mostly along Via Labicana.
Is Esquilino close to the Roman Forum?
Yes. The Forum is next to the Colosseum, about 20 minutes on foot from Via Ferruccio.
Is there a metro near the guesthouse?
Vittorio Emanuele on Line A is 2 minutes from the door.