We've just returned from a fantastic 4 days in Rome and loved every minute of it. A very special city with some spectacular sights and vibrant cafe/street culture nightlife.

The loft apartment we rented from Riccardo is very modern and cool but shows off the traditional mini-vaulted ceiling well. We loved it as it's quite a unique place to stay and suited the 3 of us perfectly. It's very easy to reach from the Airport (Fiumincino) by just one train journey (runs every 15 mins and takes 25minutes) and then a tram ride (run very frequently and just 5 mins duration ). If you're happy to explore the city on foot as we did, you'll find even the furthest sights are only half an hours walk which you can take at your leisure. You can't help wandering through interesting little piazza's and seeing sights en route.

The apartment has everything you'll need such as TV, Wifi, Hairdryer, Iron/ironing Board, Dishwasher, Towels.....pretty much everything a hotel would have. The bed and sofabed were very comfortable and being set back off the street by a rustic and pretty courtyard, the apartment was very quiet.

With a local market just outside and being a mere couple of minutes walk from all the Trastevere restaurants and bars, the apartment is perfectly situated. It creates the 'feel' of living in Rome rather than just a 'stay' within a tourist area. There are small supermarkets, bakers, cheese shops and pizzeria's almost all on the same street and it's an easy walk to cross the river and start enjoying the historical sights at the heart of the city. We very much enjoyed nipping out to the local coffee shops and bakers in the morning to collect breakfast and then eating it back at the apartment with a homemade espresso (Moka coffee pot provided).

Riccardo himself was really friendly, showed us around the apartment and gave us some local advice...especially where to find some particularly good pizza! He also speaks excellent English.

To sum up, loved the apartment, the area and the city.