Italy Away - 1st April 2009

**Beal Feirste** · 27/01/2009, 9:19 PM

Email these two b&b's. Both close to stadium and city centre and quite cheap. They offered us rooms a few weeks ago but we can sorted elsewhere. Maybe worth a go

santafaracamere@libero.it

lorangeriebari@libero.it

Slan

**mrtndvn** · 28/01/2009, 3:52 AM

Originally Posted by magnumpi

did you manage to find anywhere? it's looking like a park bench for me at the moment, can't find anywhere, not even remotely close to bari

Yea Ive found a couple of places.

http://www.visaresidence.it/ these guys rent apartments out. About 130 for 4 people per night.

Use yahoo or google to translate that link.

http://www.euromotelbari.com/ a decent looking motel with loads of rooms left.

http://www.vittoriaparchotel.com/ If u fancy spending a little bit extra.

It took a serious amount of searching to find them free places!!!

If anyone hasn't got anywhere, don't panic there will be rooms available closer to the time with travel agency's canceling.

**gspain** · 28/01/2009, 9:23 AM

You can still get rooms here

http://www.bed-and-breakfast-in-ital...kfast_bari.cfm

However most are not bookable via the web. Best to ring if you know a native speaker or fill out a few web contact forms and wait for a response.

not ideal but you should get sorted.

**RedBobby** · 28/01/2009, 2:18 PM

Just got flights there, dublin -> milan -> bari and opposite way round home
Bit of a stopover in milan for a while, so may as well go see the san siro
Total cost was around 240
Dub -> Milan - Aerlingus
Milan -> Bari - Ailitalia
Bari -> Milan - Ryanair
Milan -> Dublin Ryanair

Not too shabby
lets hope there's still a good enough crowd going.
Any Irish pubs in Bari which anyone knows of?

**magnumpi** · 28/01/2009, 2:31 PM

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel...Bari-BR-1.html

doesn't seem the best but you never know.

think everyone will meet in the main square. i remember being in milan for a united match in 2005 and the police were fine with everyone drinking in the streets.

did object to the mass game of football though - ball got confiscated.

**magnumpi** · 28/01/2009, 2:37 PM

does anyone have a copy of the daily star tape from the Italia 90 with all those Italian-based cheesy irish songs on, you know with Dermot Morgan and the Dunphy impression.

would be brilliant to get them sung on this trip.

"Mamma Mia, Mammia Mia, what a beautiful team etc.

hahahaha

**jbyrne** · 28/01/2009, 3:20 PM

ko confirmed for 8.50pm local time

**EastTerracer** · 29/01/2009, 2:17 AM

Originally Posted by Greenforever

HI MR

I�M TRYING TO RESOLVE PROBLEM TOGETHER WITH ACCOR.
I MAKE ALL IS POSSIBLE FOR YOUR RESERVATION!
I HOPE TO GIVE YOU A POSITIVE REPLY TO YOUR REQUEST

BEST REGARDS,
GAETANO

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As Already stated we will be arriving for our confirmed booking, if you have any issues we suggest you take it up with bookings.com

If this is not resolved we will also be writing to the Italian Embassy, the Italian Tourist Board and logging our problem on all web travel advice sites

This is not the treatment one expects from a 4 star hotel

Has anyone had any joy from the Mercure yet? I have been exchanging emails with Accor HQ, Accor Italy and the Mercure and they are all still acting the maggot.

**Cowboy** · 29/01/2009, 1:53 PM

This joker (Gaetano) has been sending the same emails to everybody involved

Originally Posted by EastTerracer

Has anyone had any joy from the Mercure yet? I have been exchanging emails with Accor HQ, Accor Italy and the Mercure and they are all still acting the maggot.

**jbyrne** · 03/02/2009, 7:59 AM

ticket form arrived today. to be back by fri 13th february

**Saint07** · 03/02/2009, 8:35 AM

Originally Posted by jbyrne

ticket form arrived today. to be back by fri 13th february

How much are the tickets?

**gwhite** · 03/02/2009, 9:45 AM

Hi there, I've just found a cheap B&B myself but another place got back to me confirming availability on 1 April if anyone needs it. Details are
- B & B casa dolce casa
- viale cristoforo colombo - 70037
- Ruvo di Puglia (BA)
- Tel. 080 3612781 340 5863293
- Email: lobosco.clementina@alice.it

**pineapple stu** · 03/02/2009, 10:26 AM

Moved into the main match thread.

**AidoP** · 03/02/2009, 10:42 AM

A few of us are flying into Rome (31st March) and just getting the train to Bari on the 1st April and then getting the train back to Rome on the Thursday morning. I just wanna know if anyone else is doing something similar like that?

**jbyrne** · 03/02/2009, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Saint07

How much are the tickets?

no price given yet

**Saint07** · 03/02/2009, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by AidoP

A few of us are flying into Rome (31st March) and just getting the train to Bari on the 1st April and then getting the train back to Rome on the Thursday morning. I just wanna know if anyone else is doing something similar like that?

Yeah 3 of us doing exactly the same. Will get the 8 train Wed morn and have the day in Bari!

**Claret Murph** · 03/02/2009, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Saint07

Yeah 3 of us doing exactly the same. Will get the 8 train Wed morn and have the day in Bari!

Yep as said before same as you Saint and the 5:35am back again the next morning . Also I will let you but the first round of drinks !!!!!!!

**AidoP** · 03/02/2009, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Claret Murph

and the 5:35am back again the next morning . Also I will let you but the first round of drinks !!!!!!!

Same as us (well thats the plan anyway). Are you talking about the first round of drinks going to Bari on the Wednesday morning or going to Rome on the Thursday morning?

**Sligo Hornet** · 03/02/2009, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by AidoP

Same as us (well thats the plan anyway). Are you talking about the first round of drinks going to Bari on the Wednesday morning or going to Rome on the Thursday morning?

Knowing Murph.......BOTH!

**DeLorean** · 03/02/2009, 1:19 PM

Originally Posted by Claret Murph

Yep as said before same as you Saint and the 5:35am back again the next morning .

That 5.35am train back sounds horrific!! We're flying back to Rome with EasyJet on the Thurs evening (1735) and they also do morning flights (1045)- �75 though.