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Rome Open Tour Day Tour

Rome, Italy
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Ranked #220 of 270 tours in Rome
2.0 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
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Carlisle, United Kingdom
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

We paid for a 24 hour ticket and mostly enjoyed just travelling around the whole tour, although the commentary was some times out of sync with the historic sites we were passing. I sympathise with those people who waited a long time between coaches - on the one occasion we used it to hop on/off we waited about 45 mins... More

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San Marcos, California
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012
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They say that a bus runs every 10 mins. We waited at one stop for 45 mins. And saw 4 busses from ALL the competitors go by. After hailing a cab and driving 1block, we saw the bus coming and it appeared to be full so we would not have been able to get on. The agent at the stop... More

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Bathgate, United Kingdom
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012
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LIke many others I wished I'd read the reviews before hand. These guys are a rip off far more concerned with getting as much money as possible rather than providing a good service. We'd tried these hop on hop off before but used the sightseeing tours, wish we had again. On our unfortunate trip we were stuck at one stop... More

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Botwood NL
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4 reviews 4 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2011
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person found this review helpful

We purchased two, 48-hour tickets from a local vendor. As it happens, November 2nd was a holiday in Rome, which we did not know, and the buses did not run. We had waited for an hour before we went to talk to the vendor, who was really rude. He told us the company would honor the ticket and give us... More

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south of england
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8 reviews 8 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011

We booked the 48hr tickets prior to our trip and were glad we did as they cost £13 each in comparison to the 27euro we would have paid in Rome, the touts are quite aggressive not just for the bus tours but all the beat the queue tours and whatever items they have been sent out on the streets to... More

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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 November 2011
1
person found this review helpful

I am all about a tour bus thats "hop off - hop on". And I had high hopes about this company but sad to say it was a disappointment. The earphone jacks didn't work half of the time, coupon book was useless and the bus was dirty. Sorry I would not use this service again. More

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Toronto, Canada
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2011
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You never had to wait more than 10 minutes. All buses basically went to the same places but this bus tour had an extra stop. More

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Chicago, Illinois
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2011

I wish I, too, would have read these reviews before selecting this crap tour. When we started, we waited almost an hour to get the first bus, then at one of the stops we waited 1.2 hour while the crew switched up. Later, the porter closed the Trevi Fountain stop and made us walk to the next stop - several... More

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Miami, Florida
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 September 2011
3
people found this review helpful

We first signed with another company and waited 45 minutes for the red bus to come. It did but was full so we got our money back and went with this company. They have 8 buses going all around major tourist attractions throughout Roma. The hostesses ARE rude . We roasted while waiting for others to get on. We were... More

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Australia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

All the bad reviews on this site about Rome Open Tour are true. We only lasted half a lap, could have crawled faster and after being left sitting at one stop in the sun for well over half an hour, we gave up and decided to walk - a much better expèrience. The head phones hardly ever work and even... More

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