There are 2 reasons I would highly recommend this apartment and 2 less positive things to consider also.
I’ll start with the negative, but please read the whole review before deciding.
The things to consider were that it’s not particularly easy to cook in this apartment. There is definitely a kitchen and we certainly did make do, however it was challenging due to space, and functionality. If you plan on cooking a lot, it may cause frustration - although it is possible.
The second thing was the cleanliness of the apartment. It is an older place, and has been well utilised by a lot of people. There is a lot of mildew and mould in various places that might put some people off, and during our experience the kitchen utensils, cookware, cups and crockery were all either dirty, sticky or damp and smelled strongly of mildew. The next people won’t have that issue because we cleaned everything very thoroughly, but it may depend on the previous guests as to how clean these things may be.
This is not to be viewed as a negative review however, I am only highlighting these points for the sake of anyone that may really want to be aware of it.
In complete contrast, the location of this apartment and the efforts of the host Marco are amongst the best you could hope for at any Airbnb stay.
This apartment is simultaneously in the middle of a BRILLIANT part of Rome - with access to every major site, and amongst some of the best cafes and food places you could hope for. It feels very safe and we absolutely loved every single thing about the area. Amazingly it is dead quiet inside, and we slept really well every night. It is also extremely secure.
Marco the host could not have been nicer. He gave us a huge history lesson at the beginning of our stay which was hugely valuable in combination with his giant wall map. It really did help us with I have a better stay than we would have otherwise.
He was a very good communicator, and it didn’t matter what time of day or night we needed to ask something of him, he would respond promptly and with a willingness to do everything he could to help.
These 2 reasons really carry a lot of weight, and I would highly recommend considering this apartment for a short stay in Rome.