We stayed for 4 nights at Giacomo's apartment. OK, it is not really an apartment apartment with elevator etc. The unit is located at the ground floor that we can enter through a secured gate.
Overall, i guess our stay was kind of HIT & MISS..
The MISS:
1. The neighbourhood of the apartment wasn't that pleasant. We witnessed a fight broke up in front of the convenience store opposite our apartment.
2. Because the unit is at the ground floor, you can expect many creeping things entering the apartment. We found a spider (about 3 cm) on the 2nd night. Also there were plenty of small cockroaches every day. We exterminated about a dozen of cockroaches in the span of 4 nights.
3. This place has NO Electric Kettle nor Microwave. So for those who are dependant on those, you need to depend on the stove if you are staying here.
The HIT:
1. The location of the apartment itself is quite strategic:
- 5-7 mins walk to nearest tram stop and bus stop to go to places of interest in Rome.
- 3 mins walk frm Vittorio Emanuele MRT
- 5-7 mins walk to nearest supermarket.
2. The apartment was BEAUTIFUL. It looks better than the picture.
3. The bed was comfortable.
4. The water heater, heating/AC unit, washing machine, WIFI, and stove worked perfectly well.
Things to NOTE:
- Need to pay city tax for 3.50€/person/night. This is outside the AirBnB cost.
- No detergent was provided. Bring/buy your own.
- The thing people has been saying about the noise at the restaurant, we couldn't hear much. All is well.
Last but very importantly, Giacomo was a GOOD host. He and his colleague waited for us in front of the apartment for close to an hour! And still patiently explained to us about the apartment. Communication was fast.