Amazing host! Incredible apartment! Beautiful City!

If you don’t want to read the full review let me just say that you should book this place now! I honestly cannot recommend it highly enough and we will be returning ourselves, hopefully in the very near future!

Paola, and her husband Mike, are the perfect hosts. From the moment I booked the apartment I had continual contact with Paola who answered any questions I had, sent me information on local sights and helped organize the small things that help to take the stress out of city breaks like train times, how to get to and from the airport, and more. When we (me and my fiancé) arrived in Rome we were greeted and picked up from Travesetere train station (very easy to get to from the airport) and then taken to the apartment. Paola and Mike were very quick to make us feel at home and reassured us that we could contact them at any time with questions or advice about the apartment or Rome itself.

When we got to the apartment we were blown away by how amazing it was – the pictures look great but its even better in real life. Everything was spotlessly clean, beautifully decorated and the apartment had a very ‘homey’ feel. As for the terrace – WOW! We spent every evening out on it with a glass of prosecco or red wine, overlooking Pamphili park and St Peters Basilica in the distance. Incidentally Paola left us a delicious bottle of prosecco in the kitchen with food for the breakfast in the morning on our arrival – a lovely touch that didn’t need to be done but was hugely appreciated!

In terms of location, for us, it was perfect. We like walking and nothing was more than a 45-minute walk away (although this always ends up longer as you will stop on every corner to marvel at some architecture or sample yet another cappuccino!). There is also a frequent and excellent bus service for those who don’t want to walk too far that goes straight into the city centre.

The area itself isn’t at all ‘touristsy’, which we really liked, but most people can speak English and everyone was really helpful. Paola will recommend some local restaurants and we would personally highly recommend ‘Bruno’ just down the street opposite the supermarket. They do an amazing spaghetti alla vongole!

There is so much more I could write about how amazing our stay was but I'm running out of space so will have to finish with saying “Grazie Mille” Paola – your hospitality and apartment are what made our trip extra special and we can’t wait to re-visit again at some point in the near future!

Will & Michelle :-)