We arrived at Rome early, and Désirée was accommodating to our arrival. She even met us in the courtyard and carried our luggage upstairs. We knew in advance that her place was on the 2nd floor with no elevator. She was very nice to us despite our lack of energy after a long flight.

One of our intentions to book with Airbnb was to be able to connect with our local hosts. Our experience was exactly that with Désirée. She was born and raised in Rome, and she gave us very good suggestions as to what to do and where to eat around the city. We also had moments to connect with each others and shared our culture differences. After all, that was all traveling was about.

Our room was nice and clean. It was a bit cold to us in November without heating, but we highly recommend this place. Her homemade pie was awesome!