We couldn’t have been happier with Lorenzo’s place. I was traveling with my husband and our 21 month old daughter. It was very nice for her to have her own room, and Lorenzo already had the crib set up with clean sheets and a soft blanket when we arrived.
The location was everything! Right off of a tram line, but we walked everywhere during our stay - aside from taking the train from the airport (easy, we took the FL1 to Roma Trastevere, quick walk to Staz.ne Trastevere where we took the 8 tram 5 stops to Trastevere (Mastai) and then it was a 2 minute walk to the apartment), we didn’t take public transport or taxis the entire time. We walked to the Colosseum, the Vatican, Villa Borghese (that was the longest walk, probably 45 minutes), and all over Centro Storico.
Trastevere is a very cool and lively neighborhood, even in February, but the apartment was very quiet, which was great with a toddler. You can trip blindly down the street and find numerous great places to eat, and failing that Lorenzo has a map on the wall with numerous local recommendations. It was nice to have such easy access to all the sights, while being able to escape the super touristy areas after a long day of sightseeing (plenty of tourists in Trastevere, but nothing like the other parts of Rome we saw).
The only potential issue was a complete non issue and showcased what a stellar host Lorenzo is. As soon as we arrived at the apartment he let us know that he had spotted a few ants coming in the apartment, but had held off on putting the ant poison out because we were coming with a child, a thoughtful consideration that was very much appreciated. It didn’t look bad to us, but he reiterated several times that we should let him know if it got worse and we wanted him to come by and deal with it. When we woke up the next day it had worsened and we messaged him when we were heading out to our tour of the Colosseum. We enjoyed a wonderful morning out and about and when we had returned everything had been taken care of and there was nary an ant in sight. Lorenzo was extremely fast to respond to all of our messages and we had nothing to worry about for the whole stay (never saw an ant again!).
I really cannot say enough great things about this home. It is exactly as described and the value and location can’t be beat. If and when we return to Rome we absolutely plan to stay here again (if it’s available!).