Silvia did not meet us at the space, but instead sent two friends to us, they were about 20 minutes late. Originally we were going to check in at 6 PM but switched our train to an earlier arrival. Check in is after 2 PM and it was raining. We had originally planned to meet at 6PM but changed our train to come in earlier since check in was stated as anytime after 2 PM. I think this caused a bit of an issue but someone showed up and that was good.
They helped us with our bags, which I have to say was nice since our bags were big and heavy.
We had them show us how to use the air conditioning, as well as the keys to the door. The door lock is like a Fort Knox type lock, nobody is getting if it’s locked.
We forgot to have them show us which code they were using for internet on the modem and how to turn on the burners on the stove. We had to call or text Silvia back for those items.
The dish washer door is extremely stiff, and we were afraid to try and open it all the way for fear of it completely breaking. It’s extremely difficult to open it, and we didn’t use it. I thought it was broken, maybe it was or not, didn’t want to risk having it in the way.
Some of cutlery was not clean and some of the knives had rust in them. We decided to go grab plastic cutlery and plates. No dish towels in Airbnb, this seems to be a common theme in Italy. It would be nice, regardless if you use a dishwasher or not. There was one potholder though.
Small grocery stores are close by as are pharmacies for things like COVID testing for our flight home. Tons and tons of restaurants and places to shop, the location is great.
Someone said in another review the safe didn’t work, it worked fine and we used it.
I can laugh at this now, but we got stuck 6 inches short of the floor in the elevator. I thought we were at the floor and pulled the inner door open too soon and the building maintenance guy had to free us out of the elevator…with bags of groceries. Yes, there were signs posted and in English and what can I say except we were tired and the lady downstairs who rescued us was a Saint.
Downstairs is a restaurant that is pretty quiet during the day and can get can get loud at night. If you close the window it’s a dull roar, and the food is really good. We ate there twice, they have good house wine too. If your a light sleeper, select the back bedroom, the restaurant sound doesn’t travel back that far.
The beds were comfortable, the linens were fresh as they should be.
Water heater was small, I thought it was perhaps heat on demand, had my husband back home verify this, lots and lots of hot water for showers and washing dishes.
We tried to use the oven and blew the circuit breaker, oops. We should have called for instructions on how to use it or Google it. If you live in Italy or know Italian this probably is not going to be an issue for you, it would be nice to have instructions for it.
As stated, we were very close to Piazza Navona, as well as tons of restaurants and shopping, excellent location.
I asked Silvia for a private guide recommendation, she recommended a lady named Nicole. Nicole was excellent, thank you Silvia.