Certe Notti, our B&B in Pompeii

This from the Certe Notti website:

"The welcoming Bed and Breakfast Certe Notti is located in the centre of Pompei [the ancient name is spelled with more vowels than the contemporary name], steps from the archaeological site, the Sanctuary and the train station, offering a very relaxing and welcoming atmosphere.

Its strategic position makes this friendly Bed and Breakfast the perfect accommodation choice for visiting Pompeii. The B&B features 3 welcoming guest rooms, each featuring a private bathroom with shower and a panoramic terrace, a garden, a relaxing reading room and a reception providing information and organizing excursions to Pompeii and to the enchanting surroundings. Accommodation amenities include individually controlled air conditioning, heating, satellite LCD flat screen TV, mini bar and electronic safe."

Our itinerary has taken shape

While we will be staying in the larger cities in the north of Italy, we will be taking day trips into the countryside in order to see as much as we can. I have been to Italy twice before, but my mother never has. She doesn’t want to spend a lot of time in churches or museums, but would rather see houses and gardens. That works well because I’ve done the church/museum thing--although I do want to take her to the museum of science in Florence right around the corner from the Uffizi with no line to get in.

Our rough itinerary, including B&Bs and proprietors, looks like this:

Sunday, July 6-Monday, July 7
Pompeii

Certe Notti
(Antonio & Ione)
Via Nolana 128
Pompei IT 80045
+39-081-8636667


Monday, July 8 through Thursday, July 10
Rome

Maryelen B&B
(Loredana)
Via Principe Amedeo 85/A
Roma, IT 00185
+39-06-4460626


Friday, July 11-Sunday, July 13
Florence

Il Salotto di Firenze
Via Roma 6
Firenze, Italia 50123
+39-055-218347

Monday, July 14-Tuesday, July 15
Venice

Al Campaniel Venezia
San Polo n. 2889
(Marcos)
Calle del Campaniel-San Toma
Venezia 30125
+39-041-2750-749
Fax +39-02-700-539-748

I’ve stayed with the same hosts in Rome and Venice before, and can highly recommend them, so I feel comfortable going back.

Trip planning starts now

This week, my mom and I made our airline reservations for our trip to Italy in July. We'd dawdled so long in deciding when we would go that the price was outrageous, but because last year was such a nightmare for the whole family, her especially, we've decided to splurge on ourselves and push forward with this once in a lifetime trip.

This afternoon, I ducked into Borders and found a great book on daytrips through Italy. I don't have the title in front of me (it's already upstairs on my nightstand), but I'll post it in a future entry. I'm hoping that we'll see a few things that I haven't seen before--this will be my third trip--and move beyond the Rome-Florence-Venice structure that has characterized by last two visits. If anyone out there is reading this early enough in the planning stage, I'd love to hear your suggestions.