I have to review this wonderful home in three parts:
Firstly, the home itself. It’s just wow! I don’t know what we expected but it wasn’t this spacious, airy, bright apartment with absolutely zero noise from the floor boards! It’s perfectly stocked with everything one might possibly need and has loads of space to store luggage and to unpack so it feels like your own home. We really made ourselves completely at home in Simone’s apartment! It actually felt like we lived there. It was super baby friendly and when I asked our two older girls (9 and 10) what they loved about it they said the pure comfort and the blackout blinds, ensuring great night’s sleeps by everyone!
Secondly, the location: It’s oh so central and easily accessible to all the main sites, by train, metro and taxi. The train from the airport brings you almost to the door!
As for the local environs, Ostiense and Testaccio are truly wonderful! We could never get tired of seeing the Pyramid and the local restaurants are to die for. The local sites are great too, including the graves of the romantic poets and the brilliant Testaccio Market. It’s also close to a few local shops and the Carrefour for essentials.
Suffice to say we had a blast living in the apartment and behaving like locals.
Thirdly, as for our wonderful host, Simone. I don’t know quite how to explain just how lovely and flexible he is. A pre-trip query regards whether we should bring a hand blender to purée food for the baby resulted in Simone purchasing one for us to use during our stay. His directions to the apartment were brilliant, as was his communication. He was the perfect host; booking restaurants, checking in to see if we were okay, offering advice on things to see and do. One of life’s truly good people.
We cannot wait to return to Rome and to Simone’s brilliant home.