Perfect location, but the apartment is about a 4/10. You just need to decide what you’re prepared to compromise for that great location.
Agent was unhelpful with check in. Could’ve so easily met us at the entrance to the building on the ground floor/street entrance, and point us to where we could unload the luggage from the car, but said she couldn’t help, and stayed inside waiting while we figured it. We were a family with kids and lots of luggage, so a helpful host would’ve been great… made a bad first impression.
Known issues with the electrical and plumbing faults in the apartment…broken flushing toilets and electrical blackouts during our stay.
My wife and I loved all the fabulous sites that Rome had to offer, but the kids needed TV for when we were relaxing back in the apartment. It had the local channels, but it was NOT a smart TV, meaning the kids had no Netflix. Seriously, it’s 2022, get a Smart TV. We were there for a week, and for my own sanity and to keep the kids quiet, I ended up jumping in a taxi, going to an Electronics store outside the city and buying an Amazon Fire TV stick for €29.99
Only ONE wine glass in the apartment. Kitchen fitted with bare minimum supplies, cutlery, glasses etc. No toaster…seriously no toaster!?!?!
The shower is old, tiny and pathetic. I needed to figure out how to turn on the hot water boiler in the kitchen before I could shower. Black mould stains in the corner of the bathroom ceiling. The second bathroom has a shower head hooked up over the bath, but no shower rail/curtain, making it unusable as a shower!?!?!
Declined our late check out request just gave me the standard “we need from 10-2pm to clean for the next tenants”. A bit of flexibility here would’ve been really appreciated. We ended up having to go to the airport >4hrs early as we had nowhere else to go with our 5 suitcases and heaps of carry-on luggage. I get it, that’s not really their problem, but a good Airbnb would’ve helped us out here.
There was ONE wine glass in the apartment
Whilst the location is fantastic, the apartment was a disappointment for our trip. It’s modest and I guess functional if you’re prepared to roll with all the punches. It’s just badly in need of a renovation/modernisation. Might be ok, if you’re planning to spend all your time exploring Rome and very little time in the apartment, but we were there for 6 days (with kids), and really would’ve appreciated a more practical/working home, and maybe even some luxury…but sadly not this time!!