So the positives:
The location is exceptional and really cannot be beaten. A few steps from Navonna and across from the Vatican. All the best Rome has to offer is on the doorstep.
The apartment is beautiful and in a block built from thick stone that keeps it cool in the summer and, I suspect, warm in the winter.
Carola was very flexible on arrangements and offered all the things one would expect from a good host. The place has an info pack with directions for how to run the place and local highlights. Always handy.
The downside:
First, cleanliness, there were someone’s nail clippings across the sitting room floor which is obviously unacceptable. We only had 48 hours so didn’t report and therefore it is no fault of Carola’s that it wasn’t corrected - but it simply shouldn’t have happened and she was there at handover.
The main bathroom had an unpleasant odour but we understand old buildings have drainage problems.
Our main gripe really was the lack of generosity of simple provisions, which at this price one would expect. No kitchen towels or cloths and no detergent or cleaning agents. Just two dishwasher tablets. The barest and cheapest kitchen utensils and plates, knives etc. No electric kettle. We understand that £10 per night adds up, so add £10 per night and provide all of this. It could transform a wonderful location and apartment into perfection. At present hygiene and lack of provisions let it down.