I loved it.
First, the communication: from the moment I made first contact via Airbnb with Federico, to the time I reached Rome, and thereafter, he was on top of things. He made arrangements to accommodate me for my early arrival, and was there to meet meto explain the rules, give me maps, and show me around the apartment. Federico has made a very helpful guide with maps,bus routes, walking times for good places to eat around his place. On a large 1970 b&w map in the lobby area, he pointed out all the places I could walk to, and buses, or metro I could take to visit them.
Location: After depositing my luggage at the airport, I took the cheaper €5 bus to the Termini Stazione train station, and then 10 minutes walk to Domus Alberti, just off of via Nazionale. Domus grocery store is a minute away, 3 minutes to Carrefour, 2 minutes to the bus stop.
The Apartment: Extremely clean, with a sepatate breakfast room furnished like a small café, with a coffee machine, and a printing corner.
The Apartment has 5 rooms with private bathrooms. My room had a king-size bed, closet, desk, mini fridge with water bottles,& luggage area behind the door, and of course energy saving lighting. Bed was comfortable, with memory pillows, as Federico gleefully pointed out:) Bathroom was modern, clean, with mood LED light in the shower area. There was a curtained window behind the WC for fresh air. Bathroom could match any 4 star European hotel's bathroom. A cleaning lady comes in to clean the bedroom and the bathroom every day from 10am-1pm.
Federico is organized with a key-chain handed over with keys for the building door, apartment door, room door, and room safe deposit box.
Federico clearly has pride of ownership of his apartment, and rightly so. I shall be going back at the end of January, and hope to find a room at his place again. Conveniently situated, clean, modern, quiet, with a great host, is how I would describe Domus Alberti. Thank you Federico; you have found a yearly guest in me:) I shall certainly be promoting his place to my family and friends.