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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.

Verage Rome 24" hardside luggage review interior

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!)

Verage Rome 24" hardside luggage handle

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.

Verage Rome 24" hardside luggage wheels

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.

Verage Rome 24" hardside luggage lock

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.

Verage Rome 24" hardside luggage interior

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.

Rae Chen
Rae Chen
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Rae Chen covers everything from handbags to speakers here on the Best Buy Plug-in Blog. They can also be found at thenotice.net, where they've been writing about beauty & wellness since 2007.
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  1. I’d love to go somewhere hot, like Hawaii, where I think I could get away with packing less (hot weather clothing generally takes up less space)! I’d need just 1 big suitcase (plus my purse).

  2. I love to go to Disney to bring the family and I will take one larger suitcase for myself.

  4. I would like to go to Europe – not really fussy where in Europe as it all seems to have spectacular buildings and food. I would take one piece with a kit bag rolled up inside – in case I bring back more than intended.

  8. Right now, since it is cold and snowy at home, i would love to go the the Caribbean. I would need 2 pieces of luggge – 1 for clothes and one crry-on

  10. I’d love to go back to Paris – and I would only need one piece of luggage if I plan out a mix and match layered wardrobe.

  13. I’m visiting family in Switzerland in spring and will take 2 pieces of luggage, carryon and 24”.I will raid my sisters closet and will need space for all the clothes I will take home.

  14. I’d love to go to Mexico and I’d need 3 pieces of luggage as my husband would also love to go there.

  15. I am hoping to go on a cruise to Italy, so I would need 2 luggage bags in total.. a carryon 19″, and then the 24″ along (with my very large Lululemon purse.)

  18. We’d take these to Greece this summer! The 29″ luggage piece features standing feet on its side, which are great for propping your luggage on its side without scuffing it or getting it dirty.

  19. I’d take the The 29″ luggage piece features standing feet on its side, which are great for propping your luggage on its side without scuffing it or getting it dirty. The micro-textured shell of these pieces is equally great for this purpose. It hides wear and tear well and resists scratches. to Greece this summer

  20. would love to go to Bahamas and I think two suitcases would be enough as all I would need is a few sun dresses and some bathing suits

  24. I would like to travel to Seattle to visit my cousins. I would need just one luggage, just to keep it light and easy.

  25. Hoping to travel to Italy this year. Haven’t seen family in over 10 years. We would have to take 3 pieces for all the gifts to give and all the shopping in Rome purchases to bring home

  26. hope to go to Scandinavia this summer. We would need 2 suitcases because we would be staying a month.

  27. I would love to travel to Vancouver. I would take one piece of luggage, because I travel very light!

  28. I would like to go visit my son and grandaughter in Alberta and would need 2 piece luggage for all the spoiling I intend to do

  29. My destination would be Hawaii . One piece of luggage would be enough because I wont need many heavy clothes or anything formal clothing..Shorts and t-shirts only.

  30. I’d love to visit Poland, and I’d like to take just one piece of luggage so travelling around the country would be easier.

  33. I’ve got heavenly Hawaii back on my horizon for travelling to, so I will only need one simple 21′ spinner to address my tropical needs.. Aloha!

  34. Would like to go to Europe. A trip to explore my ancestors origins. I would probably need at least2 maybe 3. I am an overpacker

  35. I would love to go to Puerto Vallarta in the fall and I would take a 21″ carry on as my minimalist roots dictate. Also, being in the ocean, in a pool or sunbathing does not require much clothing. This beach holiday would have me pack more books that clothes.

  36. I would love to go Australia, always wanted to go. I would need at least two bags. You never know what you might want to bring home.

  39. This year I am hoping to travel to the Yukon for a northern experience, and that’s why I would have 2 suitcases just like the featured pair!

  40. I’d like to visit my son and daughter-in-law in Poland this summer. I’d need at least two pieces of luggage, maybe three, as there are some things he’d like us to bring from home.

  41. I would love to travel to The Galapagos this year, and would take as little with me as possible (1 bag) because I hate being responsible for too many bags.

  43. Would love to go to Hawaii and I would take just 1 luggage cause its already too expensive going there and any more luggage would add to the cost of the flight

  45. Hawaii would be my destination. One piece of luggage would be enough because I wont need many heavy clothes or anything formal clothing..Shorts and t-shirts only.

  46. Costa Rica is my destination! I’d need a carry-on (for all the really important/must have items) and a suitcase (for more stuff!).

  49. I would like to go to Italy, and I would definitely need 3 pieces of luggage. Need a lot of stuff.

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