Overall, we enjoyed the apartment and certainly appreciated the proximity to Vatican City. It was a ~10 minute walk to St. Peter’s Square, and a bit less to the Vatican Museums. The nearest subway stop is just a few hundred meters away, which is also extremely convenient.
It’s probably the most secure Airbnb that we’ve stayed at. You go through three locked doors/gates before reaching the apartment door. So four keys in all. The neighborhood itself feels very safe.
The apartment was nicely sized for the two of us. The kitchen has a good sized refrigerator/freezer, a dishwasher, sink, stove/oven, and plenty of cutlery. Adjoining the kitchen is the living room with a nice television. (We didn’t watch it often, but having Netflix was nice.)
From there, you walk into the bedroom and en suite bathroom. The bed is very comfortable. The bathroom is compact, but worked well for us – including the washing machine / dryer. A previous review mentioned the “invisible step” in the bedroom, and we agreed it was a concern. If it was your home, I’m sure you would get used to it. But when you’re only staying for a short time, it’s easy to forget it’s there, especially at night. We actually set up a chair next to the bed so that it forced us to think about the step so that we wouldn’t stumble.
The host’s offer to arrange transportation from the airport was much appreciated. It would have been slightly cheaper to take public transit or arrange a taxi, but the ease of having a driver meet us on arrival after a long trip was well worth the expense. We did choose to travel back to the airport on our own via the subway to Termini and then the Leonardo Express train from Termini to the airport.
A couple of items that were slightly frustrating. Only two small rolls of toilet paper, 1 small roll of paper towels, and a nearly-empty box of facial tissue were provided for our 8-night stay. We had to go to the market and purchase additional supplies after just a couple nights. The soap dispenser in the bathroom was empty on our arrival, but fortunately we could locate additional supply in a closet. It would have been ideal if those things had been addressed beforehand. The cleaning fee (50 Euro) is spelled out in the description. However, there is an additional 8 Euro if you stay more than 7 nights. After our 4th night, we had to gather the towels and linens and place them outside the unit for pickup, and then make the bed with clean linens that were dropped off. (There are four pillows, but only two clean pillow cases were provided by the cleaning company.)
But those were only minor inconveniences, and did not detract from the overall experience. We would recommend this place to anyone visiting Rome, especially if you’ll be spending time around the Vatican.