I would not recommend staying at either of Daniele’s properties. He runs two B&Bs, Rome Art and In The Center. We booked a room at In The Center with private bathroom, and got it the first day. Like others have mentioned, he tends to move you around once you are settled. We were aware of this, but later found out that it’s against AirBnB policy. If we knew then what we know now, we would never have allowed it.

Daniele intended to move us across the street to RomeArt on the second day, but found bedbugs in it. Instead of keeping us in our original room at In The Center, he gave us a smaller room with a shared bathroom. This wasn’t what we purchased, and he didn’t offer to reimburse the difference between the rooms. Instead, he offered to waive Rome’s city tax of 28 Euros.

Daniele ended up placing us next to the bedbug-infested room. We didn’t realize it until almost the end of our stay. The morning we were set to leave RomeArt, I discovered bedbugs in our room as well. This ended up costing me an additional day off of work and $135 at the Laundromat to thoroughly wash, dry, and dryclean all of our belongings before bringing them into our own home in order to avoid Daniele’s hitchhikers. Daniele offered to reimburse me for the laundry if we created a PayPal account.

Daniele changed his site’s cancellation policy from “flexible” to “moderate” when I suggested we might have to cancel. I got sick one day before arriving in Rome, and informed Daniele. He responded that we wouldn’t be able to fully cancel, and that’s when we noticed the site had changed. We thought it was shady, but I ended up feeling better and let it slide. We later learned this is against AirBnB policy.

Other guests have access to your private rooms. The keys given to us worked on multiple rooms. I discovered this when Daniele changed our rooms while we were sightseeing, but he didn’t give us a new key. It worked on both rooms. Speaking of the keys, the door can only be locked/unlocked using the key. This means you can lock someone in their room accidentally or purposefully. It’s a safety hazard.

Regarding the rooms, I will review the two we were given. The one with a private bathroom at In The Center was very nice. It had a large bed, balcony, fridge and a nice shower that would clog if the too-long shower curtain covered the drain. I wish we could have stayed there longer. The private room at RomeArt was incredibly small and dark. It fit the bed with a few feet of clearance on each side and that’s about it. The shared bathroom had a tub/shower combo that didn’t drain well. Rome’s weather was nice during our stay so I can’t review the A/C or heater. The free breakfast was decent, I wouldn’t pay for the full breakfast though.