Getting ready to travel? Check out the new Verage Rome collection for high-quality, durable hardside luggage that’s ready to take you anywhere. This piece of Verage Rome 24″ large hardside expandable luggage is featured here in Black, which looks like a beautiful, complex dark silver in person.
What sets and colours can I get Verage Rome luggage pieces in?
Verage’s Rome collection is available in six different colours as well as three different set sizes. You can find them at Best Buy at 19″, 24″, and 28″. They are offered solo or a set of two or three. (The duo features the Rome in middle and largest sizes, which are 24″ and 28″ respectively.)
The colours the Rome line comes in include:
- Khaki, a sleek gunmetal silver;
- Blue, a lustrous watery blue;
- Green, a vibrant turquoise;
- Yellow, a vivid, eggy yellow;
- Purple, a pinky-lilac purple; and
- Black, which is featured here.
Details that pop out about the Verage Rome collection
The Verage Rome collection is really well-made. I did my product testing for this piece of luggage around the same time as another collection from a different brand and the difference was significant in every detail I looked at. This piece of luggage is sturdy and very well-made, with fine adjustments. The adjustments are hard to see in photographs, but make a huge difference during use.
Those adjustments included things like a firm middle position in the product’s handle. The telescoping handle feels secure in both the halfway and fully extended positions, which often gets missed in product design. Frequent travellers—and if you’re buying a piece of luggage this large, that likely includes you—will know that luggage handles that slide easily out of position are the bane of one’s existence getting to and from the airport. If your luggage is poorly made, everything kind of gets away from you if you hit a bad bump in the sidewalk or turn a sharp corner in the airport. There goes the purse you had resting below your hand hold! There goes the kids’ stuffed animal that was looped through the handle!
(And there go your spouse’s toes, if they’re hurrying behind you and your handle suddenly extends. Ouch!)
Roman design by Peter Burns
Bumps and turns aren’t a worry with this piece of luggage. Verage’s Rome collection is well-designed and well-built. The Rome exterior is inspired by Roman columns, like the ones you’d see featured in a basilica, and each ridge is precisely manufactured with a smooth, attractive edge. Each of these pieces look great in every colour and size.
The vertical Rome design is sleek and business-appropriate in black, blue, and khaki. It’s playful and eye-catching (sometimes searingly so) in yellow, green, and purple. These pieces were designed by Peter Burns, a Red Dot award-winning designer. He has 15 years of travel design experience for brands like Verage and Samsonite.
Why choose hardside luggage?
Travellers seem split on the hard vs soft side luggage issue. Hardside luggage, as Verage puts it (most brands use “hard side,” separately, as two words,) is the overwhelming default nowadays—but it wasn’t always the case. From soft leather duffel bags to hard trunks, there have been two options for luggage for decades.
Softside luggage
Those who prefer softside luggage often prefer it for its exterior pockets. While soft luggage materials can take more damage in the cargo hold, these pieces are often made with 1-2 front zippered pockets. For those travelling without an additional purse, those pockets can be very handy! Textile finishes also take damage differently from hard surfaces. While they are more likely to tear, they’re less likely to show scuff marks and are unlikely to scratch or crack.
Hardside luggage
Hardside luggage like this set, on the other hand, is seen as more durable. The high-grade plastics used in them are extremely strong. They no fibres that can snag on other luggage pieces and tear. Hardside pieces almost never come with exterior pockets and usually open into two easy-access halves. (Soft luggage pieces generally open toward the front into one single, extra deep compartment instead.)
Which should you choose?
I personally choose hardside luggage because I like its sleek lines and firm compartments. I opt for models available with a telescoping handle, inner compartments, and 360 degree wheels, like the Rome collection. What makes hardside luggage so handy for me is that its smooth exterior is so easy to work with: These pieces never get stuck going into the overhead bin. You don’t have to worry about them in your checked baggage, they make great footrests during or after long flights, and you don’t have to worry about your luggage getting soaked through if you’re travelling to your destination on a rainy or snowy day.
How are Verage’s zippers?
Verage uses safety zippers with a recessed TSA lock. The zipper pulls slot into the lock perfectly, in a specific order, to achieve a secure fit.
While travel locks do very little to prevent theft (they’re easy to break and must use a universal key for security purposes), I appreciate their inclusion. To me, they’re not really for your safety—they’re for your convenience. Once your luggage pulls are secured in their lock, integrated conveniently along this smooth zipper, your bag isn’t going to pop open from rough handling or mischievous kids’ interference. It’s one less thing to worry about during travel, which is great!
You can also use your travel lock to secure your luggage at your destination. Again, it’s ideal for interfering with meddling kids, but can also be used to evade nosy parents or snooping siblings.
Is the 24″ Rome Expandable Luggage worth it?
While this luggage piece is a little on the heavy side thanks to its thick, durable exterior, it’s a great buy. Verage integrated recessed wheels into this design to give you extra interior space and the whole piece just comes together really nicely. Its smooth, 360 degree wheels rotate like butter and are easy to pull over uneven surfaces. (You can chalk that up to their thick, double-wheeled design.) Its zippers work like a charm and the telescoping handle does its job perfectly. The 24″ version of this piece, featured here, comes with side feet for horizontal storage as well as top, side, and bottom carry handles. The combination makes it easy to transport even when stuffed full.
My only complaint with the Rome is the product’s interior organizers, which leave something to be desired. I recommend using these luggage pieces with a set of travel organizers to get the best experience.
Shop the Verage Rome 28″ luggage today.
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I would like to go to Italy, and I would definitely need 3 pieces of luggage.
I would love to go to Sydney, Australia and I would bring 2 pieces of luggage because I would go there for like three weeks!
London this year, would need 2 pieces of luggage, carry on and check in. It’s cold there all the time so need to pack more heavy clothes.
japan – maximize the number of luggage so i can take the figures back
I’d love to go to Greece this year.
I’d visit Vancouver and Calgary in 1 trip so I’d take 2 suitcases which would be a carry-on and a medium checked bag.
I would visit Newfoundland and take one big suitcase with me.
I would like to go to Greece with a carry on … keep it simple!
I’m hoping to get back to Hawaii – 1 large suitcase and a carry-on
Looking to go to Hawaii and I would need just one piece…no winter clothing!
I would love to visit relatives in Germany. I would need 3 pieces for clothes, gifts, toiletries and medications and my electronics etc. Depending on the regions I would visit I would need many shoes and jackets.
I would love to go to Italy and I would for sure need 3 pieces of luggage as I need on for my medical and diabetic needs and toilet tires, one for clothing shoes etc and one for electronics, souvenirs, accessories.
I would love to go to Iceland and would need a carry on and a check-in luggage.
Love to go back to the Caribbean again.
I should only need one piece of luggage and a carryon as most can be fit in a large suitcase for a week.
I would love to go to the Maritimes and Newfoundland. I would need at least 2 suitcases. I would need 2 as I have to be prepared for warm and cold weather.
I would like to travel to London, England this year. I would likely need one piece of luggage if you go there as I would be staying with friends and family.
Italy so I’d need a suitcase and carry on!
I would love to visit Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Mt Fuji!!! Trip of a lifetime.
My 2 teenagers and myself are heading to Disneyland in a couple of months. We can’t wait. First trip in a long time.
I’d love to travel to Costa Rica or Greece! I would only need a carryon luggage and a backpack.
This year, my husband and I would like to travel to visit his brother and family in Calgary–so hopefully one piece of luggage each would do.
I’d love to travel to either Costa Rica or Greece! I’d only need a good-sized carryon luggage with me and a backpack to avoid all the hassle of checking in baggage.
If we do go to Florida this year, I hope to only take a small suitcase
Although I like to say im a minimalist, I think Id like the extra packing room for an overseas trip
I would like to visit the Atlantic provinces with my daughter. We would each take a carry-on and share one larger suitcase!
I would love to go to Scotland. I would definitely need two large suitcases and a carry on. I hear the weather is incredibly unpredictable.
I would love to travel to Africa again and would need a larger expandable bag. Although, I’m normally a minimalist packer, it’s nice to have extra space to pack all the souvenirs I would be bringing home.
Would love to travel to Hawaii and would need 2 suitcases one for me and my boyfriend and a carry one to share that way we can pack as much as we need 🙂
I may have to travel for work – Texas has been mentioned. I would like two suitcases for the length of my stay.
My wife and I like warm spots – so perhaps Mexico – 4 pieces of luggage as we have two girl.
Norway for the beauty and culture. I’d take the carryon for easy travel with no hassles.
I would love to travel to Hawaii this year and I would likely need two pieces of luggage because I will have a lot of swimsuits and dresses.
Egypt – my wife has asked to go there for 40 years – it is time to satisfy her dream. I need two pieces of luggage.
Bali – I love the culture there. $ suicases for me and hubby –
Would love to explore the rainforests in Costa Rica. Could probably get away with just one large piece of shared luggage since we wouldn’t need to bring any heavy clothes!
would love to visit asia again, and i would need a carry on and a checked bag
florida – suitcase and carryon so I wouldn’t have to do laundry
I’d love to go to Switzerland and Austria. I’d hope to stay for at least 3-4 weeks so I’d take both suitcases and a carry on.
I have a one year old so travel will have to be close to home. I would love to visit our Provincial Park or rent a cottage by the lake. I would likely need 2 large suitcases for our family.
I’d love to hit the beach in Turks & Caicos with my family. We’d need 4 pieces of luggage – one for myself, one for my husband and one for each of my two girls.
I would love to visit New Zealand and I would definitely need 1 checked bag and 1 carryon to get me through my adventures!
I would like a large suitcase for all my stuff and a carry on for everything i need on the plane and to also use when i first arrive. I would love travel to Peru.
I would love to go to Ireland this year and I would need three pieces of luggage. A suitcase, a carry on and my purse. I over pack but I’m trying to learn to pack more lightly.
I would like to bring only one large suitcase and a backpack to Anchorage, Alaska.
I’d love to go to Peru – just one small carryon suitcase and maybe a backpack so that I can travel light.
Travel around the South Pacific for a few months – I’ll need at least two cases for all the essentials
I’ll take 3 pieces for a season (our winter – their summer) in New Zealand – enough to bring all I need
South Africa – 3 pieces for a month-long stay for comfort
Want to go to Japan. Would need a carry on and checked bag to fit all the dripped out fits that I need for the trip.
I would like to visit the Maritimes and I would need two suitcases a large and carry on.
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