Having just spent three weeks in Rome, I couldn't recommend Chiara's lovely little apartment more for making the most of this incredible and most rewarding city. Set back on the Janiculum Hill that overlooks the city from the West, the upmarket and delightfully convenient area of Monteverde sits atop the more hectic and tourist orientated areas of Monti and Ponte, where the buzz and energy of this wild and frantic city can get a bit much.
Directly to your south, a short 10 minute walk away is the most beautiful part of this ancient city, Trastevere. Whether to escape the traffic of the downtown area during the day, or to take in the evening strolling around the narrow medieval alleyways and ivy draped balconies as the air fills up with the romance of being in Italy, Trastevere offers a truly Roman experience right on your doorstep.
But that's not to say that being slightly setback from the mania of downtown Rome, Chiara’s apartment is in any way inconvenient for exploring the forum area and all the regular tourist sites, or indeed, the rest of this vast and endlessly interesting city. There are great transport links right on your doorstep, with regular buses departing right outside the front door. The World’s smallest country, the Vatican, is but a short walk away on the other side of the Janiculum hill and is a great dropoff point for crossing the Tiber and heading towards the Pantheon. Indeed, Monteverde is graced with many alternative routes to downtown, and is graced with many parks and green areas, some of Rome’s finest, that thread this area to many other parts of the city whilst avoiding the more choked arterial routes.
The apartment itself is lovely and cool, both in temperature (Rome can get very HOT!) and in style. It contains everything you need for your stay, and in the three weeks I was in Rome, including cooking evening meals in the kitchen and the occasional night in front of the box, I didn't want for anything in terms of facilities and utilities. Incredibly fast internet, a well stocked kitchen, comfortable bed and couch, and a lovely powerful shower to wash off the day and prepare yourself for the night ahead, the studio provided the perfect base for me to both work and play during my stay.
Chiara is a wonderful host. Attentive and thoughtful, she’s there on the other side of the phone or through AirBnB’s internal messaging system for any queries regarding the apartment or Rome in general. She speaks great English, leaves you to it, whilst dropping you a message here and there to make sure everything is going well with your stay. There are also cakes and biscuits on the kitchen table awaiting your arrival! What more could you ask for? As someone who will be hopefully visiting Rome regularly over the next year or so, Pamphili Ar Studio will be my first port of call. Simply put, it's excellent in every way. Ciao Chiara! And thank you!