The apartment is as described. It is very near Cipro metro station and the entrance to the Vatican museums. We made use of the 23 bus from Via Leone IV, about ten minutes walk from the apartment: it goes in a loop, down to Trastevere in one direction. You can catch it from near the big synagogue on other side of the Tiber to get back again. It’s not that frequent but it saves a lot of walking.
There are several supermarkets nearby, including a 24 hour Carrefour. It’s a busy area, not too touristy. There’s a takeaway pizza place a few minutes away: there’s usually a queue. You take a ticket, wait for your number, place your order, pay, get a receipt and wait for your pizza. We recommend a Sardinian restaurant called Jolly, not far away. It’s short on atmosphere but the staff are lovely and the food is good: the suckling pig was excellent.
Salvatore is very helpful and reliable. He gives full instructions on everything in the apartment, which is very well equipped, including a clothes dryer, and a computer with printer. When we had a problem with the safe, Salvatore came first thing the next morning and sorted it. The internet works well once you have mastered the very long password.
The kitchen has everything needed if you want to cook. There’s a microwave and an induction hob. We were there for ten days, so we enjoyed shopping for food and eating in on several evenings. The breakfast provided consists of long life pastries, biscotti and apricot jam, Nutella etc - all too sugary for us, so we got cereal and yogurt from the supermarket.
There is ample space for hanging clothes and there are plenty of hangers. The bed is wide and comfortable. Although you can hear people in nearby apartments during the day, it’s quiet at night. The block is well built and well kept. The apartment is extremely clean. The cleaner came (rather early) half way through our stay to change the sheets and towels and did some cleaning.
We thoroughly recommend Latere Vatican Loft and will certainly return on our next visit to Rome. Thank you, Salvatore .