I want to start out by saying... I cannot say enough amazing things about our experience with Désirée! We booked our room about 2 months in advance and she accepted our request instantly. We corresponded several times before we even left the states for Rome. She recommended a few places we should, gave us all the contact information and gave us directions to her flat from the train station.

Upon arrival, she was so friendly and welcoming! She had a packet of information for us on things to do, places to eat, shopping, basically everything. This included directions from the flat to everything. She also had a map or Rome and Lonely Planet's Rome book that we could use. She was just incredibly helpful! We would have felt lost without her guidance!

The room was wonderful! Spacious and private with your own bathroom. It was perfect! It really gave us a sense of what it was like to really LIVE in Rome. She even had some juice and water in the room for us.

But what made it really special was the small things. My husband and I went to Rome on our belated honeymoon. Désirée knew that... so upon arrival we found a small bottle of Champagne to celebrate. And when we had to get up at 3:30 in the morning to catch our plane she wanted to make sure we wouldn't be hungry. So the day before she went to her favorite bakery and picked up two pastries for us for our journey home. It was so sweet and incredible thoughtful!

Words just cannot describe how amazing our stay was. We will definitely be staying with her the next time we are in Rome!