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.
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I would love to visit London and would try to keep to one suitcase and one carryon.
I would love to travel to Hawaii this year and bring two pieces of luggage!
I would love to travel to the Amalfi Coast in Italy this year so I’d need 3 pieces of luggage as I plan go for about two weeks.
Going to Disney and I would take 2 suitcase. One has to be empty so I can fill it up with all the Disney souvenirs I am going to be buying
Driving to Disney so I can take as much luggage as I want but will still probably only take 1 piece of luggage and an overnight duffle bag
I would love to travel to Costa Rica this year! I would bring two pieces of luggage so I could use a smaller one for my smaller items and the larger one for all of my clothes and shoes.
Paris– a carry-on would be enough for me.
One carry on to Syndey, Australia. Won’t have to worry about lost luggage.
I would love to visit Thailand
I bring one big suitcase that is all I need
I would like to go to Japan for a vacation and would bring 1 suitcase for 2 days which allows to travel lightly
I would like to go to Eastern Canada with two-piece luggage set.
Beautiful practical and very well made luggage set. Thank you for the chance to put in my name.
I would go to Hawaii with one piece of luggage and spend the week on the beach
I would like to go to Japan and would like to bring at least 2 pieces of luggage because of all the stuff I want to bring back.
I would like to go to Japan and would like to bring at least 2 pieces of luggage because of all the stuff I want to bring back.
Would love to travel to Japan with one piece of luggage . One usually brings home clean unworn clothing.Just roll clothes and bring versatile clothing for all sorts of weather and temperatures. One can purchase items if needed.
I am hoping to travel to Japan this year. I think I just one piece of luggage because I am just planning to travel there for 3 days
I would travel to Ireland and take two pieces of luggage for all the beautiful things I would get
I would like to go on an Alaskan cruise. I would take a midsize and a carry on to be safe I have the essentials on the cruise.
Hoping to visit family in Portugal and we would both need a large luggage each plus backpacks for snacks/hiking
I am hoping to travel to Florida after Christmas. Would like to travel lighter and take at most 2 pieces of luggage along.
I would really like to explore the Amalfi Coast in Italy and I would take two pieces of luggage I think as I like to have options as to what I wear plus how would I ever come home without some great shopping excursions while there! I really like the Khaki color in this set!
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