Andrea is simply an amazing host who went above and beyond to cater to our needs. Our arrival was delayed as we were driving from Napoli to Rome and we reached late in the evening but Andrea waited patiently for us to receive us personally and give us the keys. He even had brought in food for our whole family as it was late and he knew we would be too tired from the long drive. That was such a nice surprise for us and our family loved the Potato Pizza sandwiches.
One of our bags was lost by the airlines and when they called to deliver it to his address, he waited outside the house for an hour to receive it as we were not at home at that time.
The house was very clean with marble tile floors and modern fixtures. It had a Queen bed in one bedroom with a couple of balconies and an attached bathroom. The other bedroom had two twin beds. The living room had a pullout sofa bed which can also accommodate 2 more people. Each room had its own TV with Netflix etc. available and he has a good DVD collection in his living room if you want to indulge in movie watching. The kitchen had a gas cooktop and necessary utensils if you want to start your day with a good breakfast before you ventured out to the city attractions. It also includes a washer to wash clothes if needed.
Andrea was a very caring host and ensured all the necessary local phone numbers, wifi-password, electronic safe instructions, subway map, and local delivery menus were on the desk. He was always available to connect with us at any point of the day through WhatsApp for any questions that we may have. Even before the trip, he answered all the questions in advance and his directions for local travel were very helpful.
The house is conveniently located around the Pigneto neighborhood within a 3-5 min walk to Malatesta station (Line C) which is a 5 min ride to San Giovanni Station (Line A) in Central Rome. From here you can take subway trains to either Termini station (Line B) which is the Grand Central of Rome to go to the Colosseum or continue Lime A to Barberini to reach the attractions like Trevy Fountain, Pantheon, and others besides a lot of really nice food places and Venchi - the amazing Gelatino place or continue to Ottaviani station to visit the Vatican.
Bottom line - Subway travel is easy, takes 15-25 mins from the house to reach stations near most of the attractions, and costs only Euro 1.50 for the ticket which can be used for all the transfers.
In all, we really enjoyed our stay at Andrea's place and he was the best host we could have asked for.