Adriana welcomed us after our flight from Olbia was delayed and was very communicative throughout the whole experience. She greeted us as we arrived and check-in was very easy. They live on the second floor and there is an elevator so you can use that if you have bags. The apartment is in a PRIME location, it's very close to a lot of the great sites (walking or public transport). We were able to walk to the Trevi Fountain as well as the Pantheon and more. This area is SUPER CUTE. Like, this is prob my favorite neighborhood in Rome (this is my second time- both were very short stays). There are so many beautiful restaurants and cafes outside that line the alleys.
The bed was very comfy compared to most of the beds we had slept in and the AC made the room nice and chill just the way we like it when we sleep. The sound from the street is pretty loud, but Adriana provided earplugs which I wore one of so I could still hear my early alarm the next morning lol. If you are a light sleeper I would recommend wearing both. It's mostly the sound of the trolly/tram running late at night and some motorbikes and people walking around outside. It got pretty quiet in the early morning. It wasn't a huge problem and she did mention this in the listing so I was prepared. :)
I loved all the artwork and the room and bathroom were very clean. Beautiful room.
I will say I was thinking this was going to be a private apartment-style room with the bathroom inside the room, but it's more of a room inside their own apartment that Adriana lives in herself as well. So it's like a 3/4 BR apartment and you'll be renting one of the rooms and your private bathroom is across the hall from your room but it is private in the sense that you will be the only one using it. I don't mind this at all but just thought I'd elaborate on that a bit more here. The balcony view is pretty sweet, great people watching, and nice to open the doors during the day for some fresh air. She even gave us a little bottle of prosecco with glasses upon our arrival and it was delicious.
Overall this was a great little place to stay for one night that we needed since our time in Rome was super short (less than 24 hours). I really liked it, and I really liked Adriana. I got major artist vibes from her which I loved. I felt very welcomed and at ease while staying here.
Hot tips:
Make dinner reservations though. We were able to find a place to sit and eat only bc I think we went "early-ish" before all the younger people started their nights. I say early, but we ate around 8 pm. lol It's a busy city and we just forgot since we had mostly been traveling around Sardinia and Amalfi prior where we cooked a lot ourselves or just didn't have that issue.
The public transport in Rome is great and you can use google maps to tell you where to go and what bus/trains/subways to take. Just get your card thing first to use on all public transport. A Taxi from FCO to this location was about 25 Euro and a trip from here to FCO was a flat rate of 50 Euro. We opted for taxis bc we were SO TIRED at this point. lol When we left in the early am we did not have. taxi scheduled but luckily there was a taxi line like one street over from her place that had taxis lined up and ready to drive people at 6:45 am. So that was super convenient.
If you are coming from FCO - ask Adriana which train to take bc we booked ones from FCO to Termini just not knowing any better haha. Even then Adriana was super helpful in helping me figure out what I needed to do to get from Termini to her house, but again we opted for the taxi bc we were just too tired to deal with that. lol
There is a mini-market right downstairs if you need water or anything like that too!
Thank you Adriana I will def recommend this place to my friends and anyone I know going to Rome!