Yes Hotel Rome Travel Blog: The Rome travel guide

From February 7 to May 6 2012 the Guggenheim collection, an exhibition of some sixty iconic pieces from the Solomon R. Guggenheim foundation’s permanent collection will be displayed here in Rome in the Palazzo Delle Esposizioni.

This exhibition will display some of the foundation’s impressive collection of abstract, expressionism, pop-art, minimalism, post-minimalism, conceptual art and photo-realism.

In the period represented by these pieces in this exhibition the Guggenheim grew from a small showcase, focused on European abstract art to becoming a global institution for contemporary art. Through forward-thinking exhibitions and a bold collecting practice, the Guggenheim has not only important contemporary works for posterity but has been an active force in some of the most innovative and controversial movements in the second half of the 20^th century.

This exhibition is a must see and the Palazzo delle Esposizioni is located really near Yes Hotel!, for more information on this and other attractions be sure to contact us!

Our blogger: Liam

The second round of “Serie A” 2011/2012 will start on Saturday, January 28th
and for the second day, the computer has given a super-challenge:
Lazio-Milan ( on Wednesday, February 1st )

For those seasoned football fans:
the Olympic Stadium Rome in Italy is the perfect venue to see this interesting football-match!
Don’t miss the opportunity to feel the atmosphere of a stunning football competition of AC Milan at the Olympic Stadium of Rome in Italy!

Last year at the first round at the stadium of “San Siro” in Milan the match ended 2-2, but now both teams will try to win, making the match more interesting.

If you want to be there at the Olympic Stadium in Rome to witness this world-class match, then what are you waiting for?
Make a reservation at Yes Hotel or Hotel Des Artistes.
Staying with us you’ll get everything you need to enjoy the city.
Style, quality, great location and advice from our knowledgeable staff-
some of them are real soccer experts!

S.S. Lazio – AC Milan 01/02/2012
Venue: Olympic Stadium of Rome, Italy
Start: 08.45 pm

Tickets
Prices from 55 to 200 euro

Our blogger: Giuseppe

Janiculum, or Gianicolo in Italian, is the second highest hill in the contemporary city of Rome and separate from the famous seven hills of Rome. The Aurelian wall made it’s way up the Janiculum hill in order to include inside the walls of the city the water mills that were used to grind corn and make bread.

Locals often come here for a walk as the park provides a welcome escape from the hectic streets of the city. There are also some activities for children to enjoy here like an authentic puppet theatre.

Many tourists head here just to see the magnificently beautiful view of Rome from the top of the hill, however there are other interesting things atop this hill…..

The largest monument on the janiculum is the Garibaldi monument, an enormous equestrian statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi, honouring the italian patriot’s heroics on this hill in 1849.

Another monument can be found here, a formal arched memorial with the inscription ‘Roma o Morte’ (Rome or Death), honouring the other Italian patriots who died in the Italian independence wars between 1848 and 1870.

And one more magnificent thing to see is the Fontana dell’Acqua Paola, a monumental baroque fountain built in the early 17^th century by pope Paul V.the fountain was built here to celebrate the reopening of an old roman acqeduct, originally created in 109 AD by emperor Trajan. The fountain was named after the pope.

This is one of the most beautiful and interesting places to visit in the eternal city and it is worth your time to take a look. To reach the Janiculum Hill from the center of the city, Hope you enjoy.

Our Blogger today: Liam

During this season in rome there will be concerts held in front of the beautiful Castel Sant’Angelo. The event is hosted by the Methodist church of Ponte Sant’Angelo.

It runs until the 16^th of October every Friday and Saturday at 7 and every Sunday at 9. It includes concerts for solo piano, for duo, trio or quartet with violin, cello, flute, clarinet, harp and of course singers.You will truly be impressed and entranced by the masterful melodies in this intimate environment. Go here to check the full program.  To get there from Yes Hotel just take the bus 40 from Termini for 6 stops and get off at “Ponte Vittorio Emanuele”.

They even offer a glass of tuscan white wine after every performance, so everything is set for a perfect romantic evening. Hope you enjoy!

Coming to Italy and not attending the opera is like not eating pizza or not taking a photo of yourself preteniding to lean on the Pisa Tower. If you are visiting Rome you will have the oportunity to attend a world class representation of one of the most famous operas in the world.

For over a century La Bohème has attracted audiences of theaters around the world. The story brought to the stage by Puccini is one of those who can speak to different eras and generations. La Boheme tells the illusions, dreams and hopes of youth who come into collision with the harsh realities of life: a universal theme today. The magnificent direction by Franco Zeffirelli brings the opera to life on the stage of the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, one of the most beautiful and magical venues for opera. A must-see event for all lovers of the genre.

Music by Giacomo Puccini Opera in four acts

Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica Director James Conlon and directed by Franco Zeffirelli Scene Costumes Piero Tosi choirmaster Roberto Gabbiani Interpreters Rodolfo Ramón Vargas / Stefano Secco Schaunard Vito Priante Hibla Gerzmava Mimì / Marcello Franco Maria Jose Siri Vassallo / Marco Luca Salsi Hills Spotti / Giovanni Battista Parodi Musetta Patrizia Ciofi / Ellie Dehn

Premiere Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 20:30 (session A)

Replicas:

Friday, June 17 at 20.30 (out abb.)

Saturday, June 18 at 18.00 (session D)

Sunday, June 19 17.00 (out abb.)

Tuesday, June 21 20.30 (session B)

Wednesday, June 22 at 20.30 (out abb.)

Thursday, June 23 at 20.30 (session C)

Friday, June 24 at 20.30 (out abb.)

Saturday, June 25 18.00 (out abb.)

Sunday , June 26 at 17.00 (session E)

Hotel Des Artistes and Yes Hotel are located only a few minutes walking from opera theater,so make a reservation with us to enjoy all the magic of the Eternal City!

Our Blogger: Vanda

-Tomorrow important museums in all European cities will open its doors to allow night visits: a unique opportunity to discover unexpected and unseen angles of Rome’s heritage, all free of charge.

Tomorrow, May 14, museums all across Europe will open its doors to allow visitors to admire  some of the most important art collections in the world from a different angle. Of course the Eternal City won’t be the exception, so if you are now in Rome you’ll have the chance to experience the City in a way you never imagined: by night and for free.

Among the museums open tomorrow from 20.00 PM to 02.00 A.M there are The Capitoline Museums, The Borghese Gallery,Castel Sant’Angelo, the Pantheon and the contemporary-art museums MACRO and MAXXI. You could even visit more than one of those in an authentic museum-crawl night!

Besides, since most cutlural institutions have joined in the fun, there will be many free events in venues scattered all around the city: you’ll have the National Academy of Dance  at the Ara Pacis,  The jazz singer Maria Pia de Vito  at the Centrale Montemartini, just to name a few among the most interesting. You can check the entire list here (in English, don’t worry).

And after a long night admiring the cultural wealth of Rome there’s nothing more fitting than relaxing at Hotel Des Artistes or Yes Hotel. Contact us now to get our best rate!

-Those who love extreme emotions will be glad to know that the Red Bull X-fighters, a team of the best FMX bike riders will be visiting Rome.

After several years of extraordinary success around the world here they come again, for the first time the greatest show ever of freestyle in the world will be taking place in Italy, and of course in the greatest city of Rome , this eternal city will host the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour.

This is going to be the lucky city where they’re going to fight for the first place in the Red Bull X-Fighters.

The 2^st of October 2010 it’s going to be a wonderful day for those fanatics of freestyle motocross , the best riders like Adam Jones , Andrè Villa , Blake Williams, Cameron Sinclair, and the wildest guy Jeremy Stenberg  are going to be showing off and giving everything they have for the 1^st place..

If you want feel adrenaline, this is the day , don’t miss this great opportunity.

 For more info please visit : www.redbullxfighters.com, and don’t forget; your best options to live Rome to the most are Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes!

 Tickets are already available online the cost is :

 MFA FORUM : 50 Euro

Olympic FORUM : 50 Euro 

CURVS : 35 Euro

Our blogger: Angelo

One of the events more expected this summer in Rome is the concert of a talented and sensual English singer: her name is Florence Welch, playing with her band, “the machine”, she’s already been defined as heiress of Kate Bush, Siouxsie e Pj Harvey and very soon she has became the pop diva more appreciated and cuddled on the English stage , climbing the charts of half the world and conquering the Italian radios too with the single  You’ve got the love.

After staying at the very first position on the English charts and winning the  Brit Awards with the album  Lungs, there are rumors about a  collaboration of her with Thom York , the singer of Radiohead.

HThe band’s debut album is a very original work that doesn’t betray the best English tradition, being able anyway to  go beyond the definition of independent rock . This album was made inside a debunked synagogue with the help of  two among the most sought-after producers   : James Ford (already working for Klaxons and Arctic Monkeys) and Paul Epworth (Bloc Party).

When Florence was very young at school she was a “peculiar character”  who used to read Poe and Jack The Ripper, to listen to the Velvet Underground and make gothic drawings  ( so that her mates used to define her as “macabre” ) : a teenager’s past a little bit dark transformed into an absolutely bright present; Florence says “ I love singing, I love dancing, I love playing the drums. The fact that someone pays me for doing it, well is just incredible”.

Florence has also been chosen by the Blur to open their concert in London and Manchester in June 2009. The band’s Roman concert will take place at the Auditorium Parco Della Musica, located only a short bus trip away from Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes.