This is a wonderful apartment. It’s located on the top floor (3rd floor, there is a lift to floor 2) of the Palazzo Ruspoli, a beautiful building with an incredible & enormous marble staircase, and which was home to Napoleon III during his childhood.
The apartment itself is lovely, clean, modern, comfortable with a interior decorators touch. There is a small kitchen (fridge, hob, microwave/oven-ish, kettle, toaster - it’s too small to cook a big feast) with a table, then you go down some steps to a double sitting/ dining room. Off this is a very comfortable double bedroom, with a dressing room attached and then a shower room with a loo (there is a spare loo by kitchen). Next to shower room there is a laundry room. We had a baby with us and she slept in the shower room which just about worked.
It is location right in the heart of Rome, a minutes walk from the Spanish steps and opposite all the fashion houses. We were keen to see as much of Rome as possible and this is a great base to do so because you can walk to all the sights and also the Borghese gardens, where we had a great day relaxing in the sun. The area is naturally full of tourists but the Palazzo Ruspoli felt like an oasis away from that.
You are next to masses of restaurants, coffee shops etc. We liked Campini next door which was a bit more low-key and did a great carbonara.
Sandra the host looks after you very well. She responded to all our questions very quickly and replaced the kettle with a new one straight away and booked us a taxi when we were leaving.
All in all, a great find in the heart of Rome - we will definitely come again.