Great location and comfy 2-bedroom! We bought Mom to Italy for the first time, and found this place because it had a bathtub, one of her preferences. I’m so glad we found this place though because the location is awesome for pilgrims! We did a papal audience on Wednesday, Vatican museums another day, and I even ran over for a quick trip up to the top of the Cupola at St. Peter’s. Since we were only a 10-15 minute walk from the Vatican, it made it easy.
The 916 bus is key, as is the myCicero app. No metro nearby, but walking distance from San Pietro train station and the bus stop is half a block away. We used the app to plan all of our transit, and got quite adept at it. You can also buy bus tickets on the app and validate your ticket when you board (otherwise you risk a 55-100E fine for being without a ticket). It was 20 minutes on the bus to get to almost anyplace we wanted to go—Colosseum, Trastevere, and just a simple walk to the Vatican.
Other neighborhood conveniences—right across from the apartment is a Sicilian bakery Maurizio told us about, and it’s delicious. On one corner is a bakery, it had decent pastry. Down the street, google Padron gelato, it was some of the best we had in Italy and we tried a lot. Best food we found nearby was Borghiciana Pastificio Artigianale—it’s east of St. Peter’s Square, and you’ll get stuffed with fresh, homemade pasta for under 10E. The place is tiny, open only for lunch, but is amazing.
Maurizio went above and beyond to make sure our stay was fantastic, and we appreciate it!