The Via Ombrone 12A apartment was fantastic and exceeded our expectations! When we planned a two week trip for the summer of 2015, we decided to venture for the first time into an apartment rental via Airbnb. This was partly driven by our growing children (13 and 10 and really too big for all of us to be cramped into hotels together for a week), economics (it was very expensive to house all in a hotel for a week during peak season) and a desire for a more Roman experience.

The hosts were gracious, welcoming and very communicative. Alessandro made great recommendations for markets, coffee, transportation, etc. He even came quickly in the evening to help with a fuse problem (can't run d/w and w/m together!). The apartment was great: newly renovated, clean, and very comfortable. And the location was really fantastic. It was centrally located in easy reach of the Via Borghese and downtown Rome. The shops on Regina Marghertia were fantastic (you must get the fresh buffalo mozarella at La Contadina... truly fantastic; Gelateria dei Gracchi had the best gelato we experienced over our trip; Taverna Rossini was also fantastic). There were also several grocery stores and markets close by ,allowing us to make breakfast at home and several dinners.

Finally, the view from the apartment was fantastic. It really centered on a wonderful tree lined street facing a tiny and lovely piazza. My brother-in-law, a native Roman, commented that it really was one of the best views he had ever seen from an apartment in Rome.

I'm not sure when we will make it back to Rome, but if we do, we would definitely stay here again!