The best thing about this apartment is its location, for sure. It's right off Campo di Fiori and walking distance to the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, the Vatican, Trastevere and even to the Colosseum.
There is a huge, cozy living room in the apartment (no TV or radio in it though) with a big dining table right near the well-equipped kitchen, which was great for breakfast.
Now, for the cons of this apartment:
- the 2 levels of the house are separated by a crazy narrow and steep spiral staircase. I am 6'1" and I could barely walk it upstairs (my mom who is 65 was not able to climb it, so she had to sleep in the bedroom downstairs). The staircase is so tight that you have to use a pulley to bring your suitcases up and down. Before I rented this apartment, I messaged Sabrina asking about the stairs because my mom has problems with hips and back and cannot really climb stairs and Sabrina never mentioned these impossible stairs. Too bad - if I knew about them, I would not rent this apartment.
- upstairs is an attic and I had to slouch all the time in order not to hurt my head (which I did anyway)
- both showers are very tight and/or short - I couldn't really stand up all the way and comfortably shower... also the water doesn't go down very well, so you're constantly wading in dirty water ankle deep. We were also supplied with 2 tiny, hotel-size shower gels (for 4 people) so we had to buy cosmetics.
- the "quiet street" that the apartment is on is used by dozens of students from nearby schools to smoke cigarettes so it's always very loud and if your windows are open, the apartment fills with cigarette smoke. In the evening it's very loud from the crowds coming back from Trastevere.
- the house is very outdated and needs a renovation. the walls are rather dirty, the bathrooms need updates, etc. It's definitely not a "modern apartment."
- the small TV doesn't work at all.
- with all the fees and taxes, this apartment ended up costing $366/night, which I find very expensive for what it is.
In general, I feel like it's a good match for parents with 2-3 small kids, but not for a group of adults.