Fiumicino, Italy…read more
"Hotel Around Fig Tree" is what the name of this hotel means, and there is a beautiful healthy fig tree center stage as you walk onto the property. The figs were small and green, just emerging during mid September, we missed their peak stage by about a month.
*small but clean quaint property
*comfortable beds-no frills but adequate and minimalist with modern flare
*rooftop lounge with ocean views? (I missed it!)
*dining on site, breakfast included with stay-more than adequate!
*minutes from airport shuttle available
*great shampoo, wish they sold it!
*a few blocks walk to the ocean/beach
DH chose this hotel as a resting place after our flight into Fiumicino, Italy. After a long flight, and a Garmin inability to find this place, we finally put in the name of the street and came right upon the hotel (print out directions prior to arriving or use google maps). The hotel also has a shuttle if needed which many guests were taking advantage of, its only minutes away from the airport. We just needed a place to rest for a night before heading north, this is located about 30 minutes from Rome City Center.
We arrived on property about 8:30 in the evening and were so glad to be greeted by Stefano and offered dinner at the hotel if we were so inclined, to allow us not have to go out after a long day of travel. We dined al fresco while Stefano warmed my husbands favorite lasagna of the trip (the hotel has a chef who comes in and preps the food). Stefano also made us a mushroom pizza and garnished with fresh basil from the herb garden in the patio. We dined with a sweet Italian couple from NY who also loved the quaint feel of the property, they ordered the pizza and some meatballs and said the meatballs were good. They too, were staying for one night on the tail end of their trip, they had dropped their rental car off and would be shuttled to the airport by hotel staff for their early AM flight,
The outside of the street area (street parking) is within a neighborhood which looks slightly sketch but was safe for us. There were many local teens walking around, looked to be the typical Italian city back road neighborhood. The property itself is gated.
We would return to this property.