Tickitaly reviews: Domus Aurea guided tour (includes e-book guide)

JH, Australia
14th Mar 2015

The archeologist was amazing, with so much knowledge.

MP, United States
13th Mar 2015

Tremendous opportunity, with a very knowledgeable archaeologist as a guide. We have been recommending it to anyone staying in Italy.

BL, United States
11th Mar 2015

Visit was on time, informative, and much enjoyed. I was super grateful that despite the Domus Aurea website saying no visits were possible after March 8th, I was able to get tickets through this site and it all worked out.

DL, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
23rd Feb 2015

The tour was excellent and the guide was very knowledgeable and informative and ready to answer any questions as regards to the history and architecture of the building. The tour and guide also give you an indication of just how big the excavation project is. A thoroughly enjoyable experience.

US, Finland
17th Jan 2015

I enjoyed the tour very much. It was a wonderful and much anticipated visit. The guide was very professional and relaxed at the same time. The tour took more than an hour and we were allowed to take photos. Thank you for a great experience!

PG, United States
10th Jan 2015

Totally enjoyed the tour. Excellent guide, awesome experience. I love Rome.

FR, Austria
5th Jan 2015

It was very interesting and gave connection in knowlege to other important historical sites!

KH, United States
22nd Aug 2021

Make the payment function work easier. Otherwise, I don't remember anything else that I thought should be improved.

FK, United States
17th Mar 2019

It was a little difficult to hear our very knowledgeable guide. A little louder please. The tour was amazing! We loved the virtual tour, being able to see it as it was almost 2000 years ago. The main room with the dome roof was incomprehensively magnificent! So much work to excavate!! Well done, archaeologists!!!

HH, Denmark
23rd Feb 2019

Spændende, men guiden talte som et vandfald. Jeg gjorde opmærksom på det. Det hjalp under et minut. Guiden startede "vandfaldet", når ganske få var nået frem til det, der skulle omtales. Så kun få fik det fulde udbytte af "vandfaldet".

JS, United States
14th Feb 2019

Because our visit was during the Rome marathon in April, and roads near the Colosseum were busy or blocked, we couldn't follow the directions you sent and got a little lost. It would have been great to have a heads up about the marathon and alternate directions. That said, we found it, arrived with one minute to spare, and thoroughly enjoyed the tour!

JS, United States
1st Jan 2019

I didn't receive an e-book guide. Visit was interesting and informative. Virtual reality part very different. They need to offer info book and DVD with PAL on one side and NITSC for US on other. Saw this at Colosseum book store and didn't buy because book had bent pages for only double side. Hoped Domus would have it, but no luck. Wish I had bought only one at Colosseum.

KT, United States
13th Oct 2018

We loved the tour! The tour guide was very knowledgeable but she spoke very fast and she started the presentation on each location before everyone in the group arrived. We didn't have a lot of time to view things or take pictures before she moved on to the next thing to see.

PS, Canada
2nd Apr 2018

You have no control over when Rome decides to close down the city centre because of a bike race; however, once that date had been planned for the race, it would have been so very helpful if 'Ticket Italy' could have sent a brief email message to all those who had bought tickets warning them of the extra time needed to get to the tour site. We left our hotel at 1pm, could not get a taxi and had to walk 5 kms to the Domus through traffic barriers, obstructions and thousands of people. We were actually staggered that we made it at all; however, we were extremely tired and in no mood to enjoy the tour. A quick message from you would have been so helpful. By the way, we are in our mid-seventies -- it's a wonder we didn't have a heart attack on the way!! Once there, we did enjoy the tour very much -- an incredible site and we feel very grateful for the opportunity to see it. Your process for getting tickets was a little unusual, needing to be done in 2 stages. We will have a nightmarish story to tell our grandchildren about how we got to the Domus!!

PO, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
19th Jan 2018

Great place to visit & learn about the history & problems of renovation

Germany - Berlin
7th Dec 2017

It is not possible to book the tour in German. Even if our English is quite well, there were so many information we just didn't get that fast.

JW, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
23rd Feb 2017

Loved the Domus Aurea tour. My only fault was waiting outside for the tour to begin. It was a little chaotic and we waited for 30 mins before entry. The virtual reality part of the tour was amazing and i have recommended it to friends if they visit Rome.

CG, United States
19th Feb 2017

We could not find the entrance for our tour in English. It was partly due to it being our first day in navigating Rome, partly because Google maps sent us astray and partly the directions could be a bit more extensive on our ticket print out. That said, the staff were wonderful about letting us join a later virtual reality tour in French, since we would not be in Italy for the next weekend. Since the French people chose English for the virtual reality and other film part, we were able to hear part of the tour in a language we understood. None of the 3 of us spoke French but the place was amazing and we still got a lot out of the tour. It was a gift to my husband who really was fascinated to experience virtual reality and so the tour was a hit, despite our missing the whole English part. Thanks.

KH, United States
11th Feb 2017

In spite of your carefully worded directions, we still got lost as we searched the Parco Traiano. I think we were depending too much upon the map which had been given to us at the hotel. I really don't know how to improve this dilemma, but I do know of other visitors who were equally lost until some kind person along the street guided them in the right direction. Once we arrived, however, everything went very well: the hairnet, hard hats, mystery footing. Our guide was knowledgeable and courteous. We're really grateful we had this opportunity!

NB, France
6th Mar 2015

A little difficult to follow the english visit because we are french... but it's a fantastic place to discover..