Welcome

Casa Cleme is a comfortable, bright, large apartment, high in an elevator building in a quiet residential enclave of central Rome, within walking distance of major tourist sites. It is bordered by a bustling shopping area, and provided with excellent services and transportation links. It has been recently renovated, furnished with antiques, and supplied with DSL and Wi-Fi internet connections. Amply accommodating four, it is suitable for a family or a professional residence. San Giovanni is the nearby metro station.

To reserve, email  ►           info@casacleme.com

Location

Casa Cleme is located on Via Fregene, a quiet residential street in central Rome, about one mile south-east of the Colosseum, a few hundred yards from St. John Lateran, “mother of all Churches” and the Pope’s own parish church, and in view of the handsome city walls of Roman times. See Getting Around for travel times to main sites. It is off Via Appia Nuova, a major shopping street, and beetween Piazza San Giovanni and Piazza Tuscolo, which are served by over a dozen bus lines plus tram and subway. Both piazzas have taxi stands.

The friendly neighborhood offers within three or four blocks a full choice of food shops, cozy restaurants, a farmers’ market, and services such as ATMs, travel agencies, and a public library. An eight-page guide to the neighborhood with recommendations is provided upon booking.

Your aim is food shopping? In a three-block radius you will find delis, bakeries, coffee shops, pastry shops, fruit vendors, wine merchants, a daily farmers’ market and much more. Local restaurants serve tasty, genuine, affordable Italian regional fare.

In for some fashion? Via Appia Nuova and department store Coin, literally down the street, offer some of the best in home or personal shopping. Still, this is a neighborhood where, if you give them a chance, the local barista and fruit vendor will recognize you in a few days, and greet you with a friendly smile.

Apartment

Casa Cleme covers an area of circa 1,200 square feet (110 sq. m.), with graceful details throughout: high ceilings (10 ft., 3,20 m.), plaster cornices, and parquet floors. It consists of an entry hall with window, a 30 ft. hallway (10 m.) running past two generous bedrooms, each 13×14 ft., 4×4,50 m. each, a kitchen with breakfast area, two baths of which one with tub, and a spacious living room (13×16 ft., 4×6 m.). It has double exposure: the principal rooms face north east; the service rooms face south west on a private alley.

It is bright and quiet, and offers the advantage of a cross-breeze in the warmer months. It has been recently renovated to a high standard including an entirely new electrical system, bath, appliances, radiators and air conditioners.

It is stylishly furnished with family antiques.

Neighborhood

Via Fregene is at the centre of a residential triangle bordered by Via Appia Nuova to the East, Via Cerveteri to the South, and Via Magna Grecia to the West. At the intersection of Appia Nuova and Magna Grecia is Metro stop San Giovanni and many bus stops. At the intersection of Magna Grecia and  Cerveteri is Piazza Tuscolo, with taxi stand and bus stops. At the intersection of  Appia Nuova and Cerveteri is Metro stop Re di Roma.

Food shops and eating places are along Via Faleria and Via Amiterno, two short streets to the West.  Services are clustered around Piazza Tuscolo. Below are lists of self-catering options, casual reastaurants, services, shopping and entertainment, one to four blocks from Casa Cleme.

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Getting Around

DESTINATIONS

Colosseum
Bus 87, about six stops, 15-20 mins.
Also on foot, less than a mile and a quarter – See paper Favorite Walks.

Roman Fora and Capitolium
Bus 87, about eight stops, 20 mins.
Also on foot, less than a mile and a half.

Saint Peter’s
Metro A to Ottaviano, nine stops, 20 minutes plus 10 mins. walk
Also bus 81 on the right side of Via Appia Nuova near Piazzale Appio.

Vatican Museums
Metro A to Ottaviano, nine stops, 20 minutes plus 5 mins. walk

Borghese Gallery
Bus 360, about 12 stops, 30 min.

Campo de’ Fiori
Bus 87, about ten stops, 25 mins.

Piazza Navona
Bus 87, about ten stops, 25 mins.

Trevi Fountain
Metro A to Barberini, five stops, 15 minutes plus 5-10 mins. walk

Spanish Steps
Metro A to Spagna, six stops, 15 minutes

Train station
Metro A to Termini, three stops, 10 mins plus 5 mins. walk to reach tracks.

Trastevere, or Testaccio
Tram/bus 3 from Piazza di Porta San Giovanni near Via Carlo Felice

Castel Sant’Angelo
Bus 87, about twelve stops, 30 mins.

SERVICES

Taxi
Well attended stand at Piazza Tuscolo (three blocks: right on Via Fregene, left on Via Gabi, right on Via Soana). Saves time for destinations not quite on the Metro.

Metro Linea A (Anagnina  – Battistini)
Station: San Giovanni, at the end of Via Magna Grecia at Piazzale Appio (three blocks)
Single and multiple tickets available at the ticket machine in the lobby. Weekly tickets for about E35 are a great convenience. Single tickets also at the newsstand at the end of Via Magna Grecia.
Going North (direction Battistini), stops at train station Termini, Barberini/Trevi Fountain, Spagna/Spanish Steps, and reaches Ottaviano/Vatican, in a quick 20 min. ride. Recommended.
Going South (direction Anagnina) stops at Colli Albani, whence quick access to atmospheric Parco della Caffarella, still looking like an 18th century engraving of  Campagna Romana with Ruins, and at Lucio Sestio, for access to equally atmospheric Park of the Roman Aqueducts.

Bus 87
Stops at Via Faleria, across form Mini-market Tigre. Runs every 8-10 minutes.
Goes to  Saint John’s Lateran, Colosseum, Forum, Campidoglio (Capitolium), Piazza di Venezia,  Piazza Navona, and Castel Sant’Angelo in about half an hour, whence longish but scenic walk along the river to Saint Peter’s. Board at back to find a seat.
On return, stops on Via Magna Grecia, just past Coin department store.

Bus 360
Stops at Via Faleria, across from Mini-market Tigre. Runs every 8-10 minutes.Goes to the Train Station and the Borghese Gallery.

Garage
Appio Parking, Via Faleria, 24 (2 blocks). Ph: 06-772-03104  Email: ninocirulli@libero.it

Getting There

From Leonardo da Vinci airport (Fiumicino)

By taxi – recommended
Go to the white taxi rank just outside the arrival building (avoid hawkers in the arrival hall).
Give the driver the name of the street (Via Fregene, 10, pronounced: Via Fre-jenny di-echie), or have him/her read it.
The itinerary would most likely be: Airport Highway -Via Cristoforo Colombo -Via Cilicia – Via Magna Grecia – right (destra) onto Via Faleria – right (destra) onto Via Ardea – to the intersection with Via Fregene. The building entrance is on the right-hand corner.
The ride, 20 miles, should take about 40 minutes and cost about €50.

By train
Take the non-stop Leonardo train to Stazione Termini (about €15 per person), then a short taxi ride to Via Fregene (see below); or, at Termini, take Metro linea A to San Giovanni (3 stops, see below).

By bus:
Terravision buses to Stazione Termini depart from outside the Arrival Hall. About €10

From Termini main train station

By taxi
On leaving the train, walk straight ahead through the station to the large plaza in front, where there is a well attended taxi stand. The short ride, about 20 min., should cost about €15, including surcharges for luggage and for departing from the station. Termini is a mile and a half from Casa Cleme.

By Metro (Subway): Follow directions to the subway station, marked by a white capital M on a red field. Take Metro linea A to San Giovanni (3 stops), use the Via Magna Grecia exit, proceed one block on Via Magna Grecia to the intersection with Via Ardea, turn left onto Via Ardea, and walk two short blocks to the intersection with Via Fregene. The building entrance is on the corner.

and away

To Fiumicino Airport use taxicabs or Airport Shuttle Express, which comes to your door. See Visitors’ Resources to book. Have them deposit you at Terminal 3.
For trains, reverse the processes above.

Availability

Rates

Casa Cleme is rented at $1,050 weekly for two persons, $2,100 for four.

These all-inclusive rates cover: a set of keys; the use of the apartment, its furnishings and equipment; linens and toiletries; utilities: water, electricity, and heating; local telephone calls; LAN DSL and Wi-Fi broadband internet access; weekly cleaning, and visitors’ tax. Short rentals are possible for a minimum of three days, at $200 daily for two people, $300 for four. Longer rentals are welcome, at discount rates to be negotiated.

Guests are provided with a comprehensive information packet including: Rome guidebook and professional map; directions to reach the apartment; detailed insiders’ guide to neighborhood restaurants, shopping and services; pointers to key bus and Metro services; and a list of visitors’ resources. The owner briefs guests before departure, and phones after their arrival to provide any additional information. A local English-speaking Casa Cleme representative is available by phone throughout their stay for information and support, and on request may meet guests on arrival.

Casa Cleme is a no smoking environment. Pets are not allowed.

Booking

Check the calendar above to make sure Casa Cleme is available in the period you require.

E-mail info@casacleme.com your preferred dates and number of guests, or call +1 212 867 0489. You will receive a formal confirmation and rental conditions for you to review, sign and return with a refundable reservation/security deposit of $200.

Click here to view the text of the confirmation and rental conditions.

Guest Comments

“Now on our second extended stay at Casa Cleme, Karen and I felt the moment we entered your apartment that we had returned to our ‘home’ in Rome. We knew that your immediate neighborhood offered all of the conveniences (great local restaurants, easy grocery shopping, dry cleaning and banking services); yet, we could stroll five minutes to the San Giovanni metro stop or take an additional ten minutes to walk past the Coloseum  and head into the ancient city center. When we wandered back to Casa Cleme at the end of our days, we took great comfort in your lovely master bedroom, generous bathing facilities, and well supplied kitchen. In short, if guests want to experience Rome as citizens while enjoying easy access to the major tourist sites, we can’t imagine a more perfect solution.”

Mark and Karen, September 2013

Guest Comments

“Now on our second extended stay at Casa Cleme, Karen and I felt the moment we entered your apartment that we had returned to our ‘home’ in Rome. We knew that your immediate neighborhood offered all of the conveniences (great local restaurants, easy grocery shopping, dry cleaning and banking services); yet, we could stroll five minutes to the San Giovanni metro stop or take an additional ten minutes to walk past the Coloseum  and head into the ancient city center. When we wandered back to Casa Cleme at the end of our days, we took great comfort in your lovely master bedroom, generous bathing facilities, and well supplied kitchen. In short, if guests want to experience Rome as citizens while enjoying easy access to the major tourist sites, we can’t imagine a more perfect solution.”

Mark and Karen, September 2013
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