AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!! ⚡⚡⚡⚡
Let me start from the beginning.
I had the most horrible of check-ins for this apartment.
The host - or his runner - was later by over an hour for the agreed check in time.
He ignored several calls to his mobile phone as I waited outside his apartment which is located in rural Magliana, over a mile from the nearest supermarket, bar or shop.
He finally turned up just as I had given up and was waiting for my uber.
Once he arrived, he was unapologetic and hastily went about showing me the apartment - which was in a state! Kitchen top encrusted with sticky messy, as was the cupboards. Over in the bedroom, the bed was unmade, and when I asked for some covers, he just threw a smelly duvet over the bed.
Then he stormed off - apparently to check in other guests in the other properties he owns. The whole experience had been cold and impersonal, lasting a whole 3 minutes!
Cold too - as I soon discovered once he left - was the entire apartment. There was no heating, no hot water running and the stove was not working.
I then attempted calling him again to see if he could bring in some help to solve the gas/heating issue...as you can imagine, he again ignored my calls and texts!
After an hour in the cold, freezing apartment, I then decided to cut my losses and not risk catching the lurgy. So I cancelled my reservation and sought lodgings elsewhere, which came at an expense in time and money!
AVOID this owner, avoid all his properties, and if you want to stay anywhere near tourist areas in Rome, avoid this area too.