Alessandro is a very nice person. He met me on my arrival, helped me with the suitcase and explained everything. I was precisely explained how to get to the place and the contact with him was easy and smooth.
The location is good, it is really very close (max. 10 mins walk) to Piazza Navona. The place is really quiet, too.
The place is very small (seems bigger in the photos), but has all the things you need for a short stay, even a hairdryer. It could definitely be fresher, though.
To enter the studio, you have to go through a long corridor, then enter a small claustrophobic courtyard. It feels a bit spooky.
The place is located directly over the TRASH BINS place, which makes it impossible to open the window. For two days the bins smelled rotten fish… And I was there in November, when it was rather cold.
The place was also very cold. There is an A/C set under the ceiling, but it doesn’t help much. There is also a small electric heater, however it produced a very dusty air feeling and I had to switch it off.
On top of the price, I had to pay Alessandro in cash 3,50 EUR of a local tax per night, which had been mentioned in the description of the place, but a friend of mine stayed at the same time at another AirBnB in the same area and he had this tax included in the price. In my opinion it would be more fair to include the tax in the price.
If I come to Rome again, I will definitely try to find another place. This one is too claustrophobic, too dark, too cold, and the worst of all was the smelly trash bins under the window. It is the first time ever I give any place a rather negative review, but I would prefer to know in advance of some things, and I know other AirBnB users rely on others’ reviews.