The pros of this apartment: It is in excellent location! Literally just a few blocks from the metro, St. Peter’s Square, and the Vatican Museums. Plenty of restaurants and cafes in the surrounding neighborhood, as well as grocery stores and other shopping. It was super easy to get around town on the metro or if you want a bit of exercise, we took a Rick Steve’s walking tour and walked from the apartment to the Colosseum and then took the metro back.
Check-in was easy and Daniela was really friendly. We were so appreciative that we were allowed to check in early so we could drop our luggage.
The apartment was clean and attractive. We especially liked that there was a washer available as we were traveling with limited clothing. The bed in the bedroom was very comfortable. The shower had plenty of hot water.
The cons: while we were able to connect to the internet with no trouble, it was very slow. We gave up and used our own data if we had to get online. The air conditioning is in the living room only, so it was lovely in that room, but the bedroom can be uncomfortably warm. There was a fan that we used to try to direct colder air into the bedroom, but it was not very effective. Luckily, things did cool down some in the evenings and nights. I had asked before check-in if the sofa bed could be used as we were two friends who preferred not to sleep in the same bed. Claudio told us this would not be a problem, but when I asked about it on check in, I was told that there would be a 10 euro charge for linens, so that was a surprise. Finally, there is an issue with the toilet. Daniela explained that we could not put toilet tissue into the toilet and needed to deposit it into the trash bin instead. We’ve run into this issue during our stay in Italy before, but typically only in small villages with very old plumbing. Any solid waste would not flush easily. We had to flush 4-5 times and still the toilet bowl would not be totally empty.
Still, the pros outweighed the cons. It was a perfect location to see the sights of Rome.