From - Hostel Alessandro Palace
Subject - Your reservation at Alessandro Downtown
Dear Tanya
This is an email to inform you that we have had to move your reservation to our ALESSANDRO LEGENDS HOSTEL due to unforeseen problems that have arisen at Alessandro Downtown during the course of necessary maintenance work
In compensation, we have upgraded your room from an 10 Bed Dorm with Shared Bath to a 8 Bed Dorm with Ensuite Bath for the same price
Please accept our sincere apologies for the lack of notice and any inconvenience this causes
Please acknowledge your receipt of this email as soon as possible
Thank you
Dean
PS - To get to Alessandro Legends from Termini station
Exit the station toward platform 1, via Marsala
Once outside, turn left on via Marsala and walk two blocks to the intersection with traffic lights
Turn right onto via Solferino and then make your first left on via Curtatone
We are located at via Curtatone, 12

Alessandro Downtown Youth Hostel
Via C. Cattaneo, 23 00185
Rome, Italy
Telephone - (outside Italy add +39) 06.443.40.147
Fax - (+39) 06.493.80.534

Date of arrival - Saturday 11th September
Date of departure - Tuesday 14th September
Number of persons - 2
Room type - mixed dorm without bath

Directions from Ciampino Airport
The blue Cotral Bus service connects Ciampino Airport to the Anagnina metro (underground) station and costs approximately E1.25.
Tickets can be purchased at the vending machines located at the bus stop or inside the airport.

Once you arrive at Anagnina, buy a metro ticket (E77 approximately) and get off at the Termini Station stop (about the 15th stop).

Don't forget to validate your ticket with the little orange or yellow boxes before you get on the train.

Duration - around 45 minutes to an hour

Exit Termini Station at Track 22 (with the train tracks at your back, Track 1 is on the left hand side of the station).
Make a left on Via Giolitti, and then take your second right down Via Cattaneo.
Continue down Via Catttaneo, until you reach #23 (will be on the left hand side of the street).

Ring the bell to enter.

Duration - about a 5 minute walk, 10 minutes if your backpack weighs more than you do!!

About Alessandro Hostels in Rome
Hostel Alessandro Palace, Hostel Alessandro Downtown, and Hostel Alessandro Indipendenza are three individual youth hostels with unique characteristics of Rome and Italian hospitality, working hard to ensure travellers and backpackers from all over the world feel at home and enjoy their stay in Rome.

All three youth hostels are situated in safe, convenient and quiet areas only five minutes walking distance from Termini Train Station, with ancient monuments and historic sites only minutes away on foot.

Clean and friendly, Hostels Alessandro are the largest independent budget youth hostels in Rome.

Our international atmosphere and English speaking staff help make us a true backpacker's paradise in Rome.

Welcome to the Alessandro Downtown Youth Hostel in Rome
The original Hostel Alessandro proved to be so popular that we were forced to open a second one!

With 10 successful years of experience in satisfying independent travellers and backpackers, the Alessandro Downtown Hostel opened it's doors just over 3 years ago.

Brand new facilities throughout the hostel and a large common room with adjoining kitchen were designed expressly with the budget conscious traveller in mind.

Continuing the same high quality of services as the Palace, the Alessandro Downtown Hostel's exceptional location provides safe and convienent base for independent travellers and backpackers to explore and enjoy Rome.

Like the Palace, the Downtown Hostel provides backpackers with a wide variety of amenities, such as a self-catering kitchen, free use of freshly laundered linens, cheap high speed Internet access, free continental breakfast, and much more.

As backpackers themselves, our friendly hostel staff will be more than happy to offer tips and advice for the best deals in Rome.

At the Alessandro Downtown Youth Hostel , we offer
----Central and Safe Location
----Clean Communal Bathrooms
----Free Hot showers
----Fans & Heating
----24 hour reception
----No curfew
----Brief lockout Period
----Free bed linen and blankets
----Free continental breakfast
------------two rolls, butter & jam, croissant, cereals, milk, hot drinks, fruit juice
----Video security system
----Free use of the safe at reception
----Lockers (Provide own lock or purchase one for a small fee)
----Free luggage storage
----Large travel information stand
----Free coffee, hot chocolate, and tea available all day!
----Television in the Common Room
----Cheap high speed ADSL Internet access
----Free maps of Rome
----Free use of the fully equipped kitchen
----Free Pizza Parties throughout the week
----Located near everything you need (laundry, restaurants, ATM, phones etc.)
----International Phone for Calling Home
----Bus tickets, international and local calling cards available for purchase from reception
----Low cost washing machines, dryers and soap for guest to wash laundry
----Access to the All New Alessandro Palace Bar & Pub

Among the other services we offer, we provide knowledgeable guides of Rome.
Our English speaking staff is always at your disposal, ready to give you any assistance you might need.

All of our hostels are located near Termini Train Station, as well as near all major public transportation stops (both bus and metro).