Exactly as described. Location is truly excellent for visiting the old city (forum, colosseum, pantheon, Trevi fountain). A bit of a walk (35 minutes) to the Vatican museum - much shorter coming back from the St Peter’s side.
The Good
Location
Large space
True dinning table
Very comfortable beds
True kitchen
Carlo made a bunch of arrangements for us - all were excellent
The Bad
Street noise - as late as 3 and 4 am on weekdays, not just weekend - required keeping window fully closed - closed window eliminated the noise
Stairs - up two flights to apartment several steps in apartment including one flight that is quite narrow with no handrail.
Couch was not comfortable - much too low and very hard to get up
Carlo was very, very responsive and set up transfers and tours for us. All were very good and exactly as described. These arrangements were made with people who spoke excellent English.
This is a spacious apartment in a very, very convenient area. Driving and especially parking would be impossible - don’t even think about it. There is a small, but fully equipped kitchen - 4 burner stove, full size fridge, knives, sink, everything. It is sized for 1 person only. We did not use it at all as there are many, many excellent restaurants within a 10 minute walk.
One feature I really appreciate is the full size dinning table. So many Airbnb’s have such a tiny table it’s just not usable. Carlo’s is about 4 feet across. Very handy for setting down all the stuff one collects while walking. I really appreciate keeping everything in one place.
The stairs would be impossible for someone mobility impaired. It was no problem for us, but I don’t like stairs on the way to the bathroom in the dark. There is no elevator in the building. Again, only 2 flights not a problem, if you can do stairs.
The street noise was a little much. Loud conversations multiple nights at 3 and 4 am. Not drunk, just loud. Frequent (every 15 minutes) motorcycles going past. No issue during the day - it’s not that loud, but did wake us up. Once I figured out how to fully shut the window the noise was eliminated, but that requires running the air conditioner at night which seems kind of crazy in November. The A/C was excellent.
Our favorites were Piazza Navona and Campo de’ Fiori. Both were excellent to walk around and find enjoy a meal outside. Campo de’ Fiori is a bit cheaper and has a very nice shopping street (nice as in interesting shops, not elegant or stylish) running to the southeast. It also has a nice market in the morning and early afternoon. Both are a 5 minute walk from the apartment.