*This review is for the Bakery Room*
We stayed at Salvatore’s place for three nights. We really liked the easy access from the airport and the amenities the apartment provided. It was spacious, clean and the self check-in process was a breeze! Such a cute place. The room is really big, especially for European standards. Our room had a really comfortable queen size bed and an en-suite bathroom. Great AC and a TV but all of the channels were in Italian and no Netflix (no biggy) so the TV is not very functional unless you bring your own Roku/Fire stick or speak Italian. The host was very kind and communicated quickly when we had a small issue with the bathroom door.
Unfortunately, we did not find the location convenient for us (besides getting to and from the airport), I’m sorry. :( It was our first time to Rome so we wanted to do all of the touristy things and I thought being close to the main transportation hub would be great. I primarily booked this room due to the reviews, pictures and the price. I stayed next to Gare Du Nord in Paris and we took the metro everywhere and it was fine. Little did I know that Rome’s Metro DOES NOT go to the central core of the city and that Rome actually has one of the smallest metros in a Europe. Every time we would put a location into google maps, it would usually tell us to take a bus or walk 10 min, take the metro for 3 min, walk 7 more min etc. -It was not very efficient for us. One day, the bus never came at all (or it was significantly delayed) and we were on one bus home that LITERALLY stopped working LOL. Other times, our “25 minute commute” would turn into 50+ min. I know this is not the hosts fault, but it’s something to consider if you’re trying to get to a destination quickly and staying over here, -the busses aren’t very convenient. Also, we went in Oct when the temperature fluctuated quite a bit. It was cold & rainy in the morning, hot in the afternoons, then cold again in the evening. Due to the Air BnB location, it was not very easy for us to go back to drop off/pick up our umbrella or jackets etc. It WAS convenient to get to the Colosseum however. Also, you have to cross a very busy street to get to some of the stops which was kind of scary. The apartment location is in a quiet, safe neighborhood but kind of dark and boring at night as well.
Overall, if we could pick up this apartment and move it closer to the touristy things, it would have been great! I had no issues with the room/apartment itself, it was mainly just the location that was not ideal for us on this trip. Next time, we will stay closer to the Spanish steps or Piazza Navona. I wanted to share this information so others can maximize their time in Rome and hopefully not make the same mistakes we did.
Thank you for the clean room and stay anyways! <3