Overall I would say for the price, it’s a good stay! The apartment is older but this isn’t uncommon for Rome. I saw some reviews saying it was small but we thought the living space was quite spacious for two people. It’s in the perfect neighborhood with tons of restaurants and places to walk. Fabrizio was incredibly responsive, kind, and left a bottle of wine and breakfast snacks which is more than a lot of hosts do.
Things to consider before staying (these are not meant to dissuade you from staying but just meant to be a heads up):
-This apartment is located on the first floor of a building (which in Europe does not mean ground floor). You will have to climb one flight of stairs ~20 stairs in order to get to your floor. Just something to be aware of if you’re traveling with large suitcases like we were.
-The air conditioning works great for the living space. It has an oscillating function but unfortunately that isn’t strong enough to reach the loft really. It’s not unbearable but just know it will be warmer when you sleep and will be pretty cool in the main part of the apartment.
-The stairs are narrow going up to the loft which wasn’t a huge issue for us but I wouldn’t recommend walking with socks on them as the wood is rather slippery and I was afraid of falling.
-The bathroom space and shower are tight but work fine if you’re of average build like we are. The only wish I had was that there was more space (either shelf or vanity space) where we could put our toiletry bags. We ended up putting them outside the bathroom on the floor of the loft because there simply wasn’t another place. There is a shelf in the bathroom but it’s too small to really store things.
-There is a tax that you’ll need to leave in a box in the apartment. It’s not much, only €3.50 per person per day. However, there was never any mention of this until we looked at the “How to get inside” directions when we checked in. Just make sure you have some euros handy!