This apartment has it all: great space, excellent amenities, exceptional location, and a fantastic host. My husband and I had a wonderful vacation in Rome and loved this comfortable, quiet, safe, centrally located place to stay. I can’t recommend Silvia’s place highly enough.
The space: Silvia’s apartment is in a solid building with a restaurant (Mario’s) on the first floor. The building has an elevator and this unit is on the second floor. It has two spacious bedrooms with lots of storage space for clothing, a very firm queen size bed in each bedroom, crisp white sheets, lots of blankets, a safe for valuables, a comfortable living room with lots of books and brochures, a well stocked kitchen, and a lovely bathroom with a bidet and nice hair dryer. The rooms were quiet (especially the back bedroom) and very dark at night – we slept well. The apartment has tile floors throughout, nice radiator heat (this was a March visit), ample towels, soap, shampoo, lotion, among other amenities. Silvia provided coffee, tea, eggs, cheese, bread, butter, jam, bottled water, and juice boxes! We appreciated the washing machine.
The location: The Monti neighborhood is a fantastic place to stay. The building itself is in a quiet square right around the corner from lots of excellent options for eating, drinking, and shopping. With fairy tale winding cobble stone streets, you have block after block of restaurants, shops, bars, gelato places, and coffee shops. We went to the cute flea market and wandered into a stunning church. Right around the corner in the other direction is the Trajan forum, where you can wander through the ruins on paths and see the columns and pillars that are still standing. It is beautifully lit at night. The apartment is about a third of a mile from two different subway stops and also the Colosseum, Forum, and Palantine Hill. Within a half mile in the other direction is the Victor Emmanuel Monument, the Capitoline Museums, and a taxi stand.
The host: Silvia’s communication with us was excellent, always very prompt. She met us in person and showed us everything in the apartment. She gave us a map and made recommendation as well as answering all our questions. She emailed a couple of days later to check on us and allowed us to check out late on our final day. She was warm, friendly, and made us feel extremely welcome.
I have stayed in many Airbnbs and this one was by far my favorite. I would recommend Silvia’s place to anyone and would happily stay here again if given the opportunity.