After staying over 1,000 nights in hotels for business travel, this was my first Air BnB stay and this is my first Air BnB review.
All 7 of us in our group loved the apartment. Unlike hotels which would have cost much more for our large group, we had plenty of space in the kitchen to cook and eat meals and space in the living room to play cards at night. Plus, in Rome it is hard to find a nice affordable hotel that is close to the main attractions. This apartment is a 5 minute walk to the Saint Peters Basilica, a 2 minute walk to the Saint Peters train station, and a pleasant 20 to 30 minute walk to the Rome city center to see attractions such as the Trevi fountain and the Pantheon.
The neighborhood appeared safe, with school children walking by themselves and no sightings of questionable characters. The neighborhood was quiet at night, and in the morning I awoke to the unexpected pleasant sound of songbirds on the rooftop which reminded me of Hawaii.
It usually takes me a few days to recover from jetlag when I travel to Europe from the United States, however the foam beds in this apartment are fairly new and very comfortable, so unlike the too-firm spring mattress beds typically found in European hotels, I was able to get quality sleep at night and recovered from jetlag within a day.
There are several food options close by: the Carrefour supermarket and two restaurants (La Frusta Ristorante and Quattro Mori Hostaria) are a short walk away from the apartment. The Quattro Mori Hostaria restaurant has a Prix Fixe menu of seafood or meats for 40 Euro, they serve many plates of good food and wine and liquors, I recommend coming here is you are in the mood for a lot of food. The La Frusta restaurant is a typical Italian menu restaurant and our group enjoyed the lasagna dish the best. If you want to cook, the apartment has a fully furnished modern kitchen to cook groceries from the Carrefour supermarket.
Overall, we really enjoyed the spacious newly renovated apartment and would enjoy staying there again on our next trip to Rome.