There are a LOT of scooters available to hire in Rome, and you can find them dotted around the centre, near all of the tourist hot spots, and even further afield.
I mentioned in my Rimini post, how much I love these electric godsends, and after seeing them throughout Rome, I was determined to get back using them.
We walked a ridiculous amount on our first day in Rome exploring the Colosseum and the Roman Forts (27,000 steps), so after checking in to our hotel, there was no way I could handle a walk back out to get some food. Scooters to the rescue.
We didn’t use Wind scooters on our journey back to the centre, rather one of their competitors, and it was a pretty bumpy ride. A number of streets in Rome are cobbled, heavily, and it makes for a pretty intense ride, especially if you don’t know exactly where you’re heading. Your whole body shakes intensely, and it’s hard to actually see where you’re going.
One thing that seemed to work is bending down while riding, and that helps with the whole skull shaking around issue. Plus, it looks like you’re going to try and pull off some mad scooter trick. Bonus.
After some food and a visit to a few of Rome’s famous landmarks, it was time to head back to the hotel, and get our sleep on. Step forward Wind Scooters.
We’d seen them dotted around, and many of them had a leaflet attached to them, advertising a free ride up to 3 Euros. This was incentive enough for us. Wind have only recently been introduced to Rome, and the code underneath is valid until the 3rd of September.
It was easy to register an account, and I was also able to add an additional free promo code, as my girlfriend had referred me. So, there were lots of offers available before I even took off, and it was nice to see these promotion codes weren’t capped, meaning you could add as many as you could find.
After all of 4 rides on electric scooters, I consider myself an absolute pro (check out the incredibly impressive video below), so it was easy to get going. Just start riding manually, and after a few kicks, the electric option becomes available. Wind scooters were a lot smoother than the aforementioned ride, and got up to a pretty impressive 24k near our hotel (there are speed limits in busier areas).
Riding on the roads of Rome is an experience, but as long as you’re sensible, you should be okay. We pulled over whenever we needed to clarify something, and the Roman drivers appear used to scooters on the road.
The radius of where you could leave the scooters was impressive as well, and we were able to stop right outside our hotel, which wasn’t possible with other companies. To our delight, they were right where we left them the morning after, and we decided to purchase a day pass for day 2 in Rome. Our legs were pretty shot, and we knew we wanted to head to the Vatican, which was a fair distance from us, so it made sense.
We were pleasantly surprised to see that we could get a 24-hour pass for just €6.99, and this made perfect sense for us. Unlocking the scooters costs €1 on its own, we knew we were heading to a number of places, and would be covering a lot of miles, so it proved an absolute bargain. I’d highly recommend getting one of these if you’re visiting Rome, and know you’ll be seeing a lot of sights.
For clarity, I’d like to point out that this post isn’t sponsored, Wind Scooters are just the best ones I’ve used during my travels so far. Enjoy!
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