They are seriously burying the lead on this apartment. The Professor used to work for NASA. He worked on the Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17. He worked on analyzing lunar rocks. There was an ACTUAL rock from the moon in his glass curio cabinet! We read through a bunch of his books on the mission reports. So. Damn. Cool. Furthermore, we met the Professor one day, accidentally. He lives next door and we met him downstairs one day. He told us all kinds of stories, including showing us the plaque on the wall marking the event that Pope Pius VI used to live in our building in 1792!!! Also, he told us that it used to be that when the Vatican needed to do some restoration work, they would bring the statues to THIS BUILDING and do the work!!!! I mean, COME ON!!! He was such a delight and it was a real honor to meet him.
The apartment was EXACTLY as described, and then some. We wanted for nothing. They even welcomed us with Champagne and chocolates for our friend's honeymoon. The beds were fantastic, the pillows we're comfy. The whirlpool was just what the doctor ordered after a long day of walking. We did laundry, dishes in the dishwasher, and there were quite a few English channels on TV. There were also lots of DVDs there too. There was an elevator in the building and a lovely rooftop balcony!
All in all, it was by far the best 3 days accommodation we had in our whole 12 days vacation. Thank you!