Preliminary Information.
a. Hotels. Pensions. Private Apartments.
Arrival. At the Stazione Termini, or chief railway-station (Plan I,
II, 27; p. 189; Restaurant, déj. 2-2 ½, D. 3 ½-5 fr., incl. wine), hotel-
omnibuses are in waiting, for the use of which a charge of ¾-1½ fr. is
made in the bill. Cab to the town (day or night): for 1-2 pers., 1 fr.;
closed cab 1 fr. 20 & 1 fr. 40 c., each addit. pers. 25 c.; small box 25 c.,
trunk 50 c. (comp. tariff in the Appx.). Porter (facchino) 25-60 c. —
The station at Trastevere (Pl. III, 11; p. 419) is of little importance to
tourists, except as the terminus of the line from Viterbo (R. 11; tram-
way from the chief rail. station, see Appendix, p. 1, No. 3). Another
convenient station for visitors to Viterbo is the Stazione San Pietro
(Pl. II, 5; p. 118), ½ M. from the Piazza di San Pietro, outside the for-
mer Porta Cavallegeri. — Police Office (Questura): Via Santi Apos-
toli 17 (Pl. II, 18). — Railway enquiry and ticket offices, see p. 156.
Hotels (comp. p. xviii).† — The first-class hotels are large
and comfortable establishments, with lifts, baths, central heating (in
many cases), etc., and are lighted by electricity. Prices are usually
raised at Easter-thine (April and May). Grand Hôtel (Pl. G H;
I, 24, 27), Piazza delle Terme, a large establishment belonging
to a company and under Swiss management, with a superior restau-
rant (p. 154), 250 R. (80 with baths) at 10-20, B. 2, L. 5, D. 8,
pens. (15th May to end of Jan. only) from 23½ fr.; Grand-Hôtel
du Quirinal (Pl. Q; I, II, 27), Via Nazionale 7-9, under Swiss
management, with a superior restaurant (p. 154) and a small garden,
300 R. at 6-10, B. 2, L. 4, D. 7, pens. 12-25 fr.; Gr.-Hôt. Ex-
celsior (Pl. Ex; I, 23), at the corner of the Via Boncompagni and
the Via Veneto, under Swiss management, 350 R. (mostly with
baths) at 8-16, B. 2, L. 5, D. 7, pens. 12-20 fr.; Hôt. Bristol
(Pl. B; I, 24), Piazza Barberini 23, 91 R. at 8-15, B. 2, L. 5,
D. 8, board 10 fr., frequented by the English and Americans, closed
June-Sept.; Hôt. Regina (Pl. Re; I, 23), Via Veneto 6, at the
corner of the Via Liguria, with bar and restaurant (p. 154), 95 R.
at 10-20, B. 2, L. 4½, D. 7, pens. from 18 fr.; Bertolini's Splendid
Hotel (Pl. BS; I, 18), Corso Umberto Prime 128, a modern estab-
lishment with bar and restaurant (p. 154), 300 R. at 5-10, B. 1½-2,
L. 4½, D. 7, pens. 13-20 fr.; Palace Hotel (Pl. Pa; I, 21), Via
Veneto, 130 R. from 6, B. 2, L. 5, D. 7, pens. from 15 fr.; Hôt.
Royal (Pl. R; I, 26), Via Venti Settembre 30, patronized by
Americans, with bar, 250 R. from 5, B. 1½-2, L. 4, D. 6, pens.
15-20 fr.; Hôt. Continental (Pl. C; II, 27), Via Cavour 5, opposite
the station, 300 R. at 5-12, B. 1½, L. 5, D. 7, pens. 13-17 fr.,
English and American clientéle; Hôt. de Russie (Pl. R; I, 17),
Via del Babuino 9, near the Piazza del Popolo, a high-class family
hotel with a pretty garden, 200 R. at 6-15, B. 1½, L. 4, D. 6,