Federica’s apartment is in an excellent location, central to many of Rome’s ‘must sees’ and convenient to restaurants and little grocery stores. It was spotlessly clean, and the kitchen and bathroom appear to have been renovated fairly recently. Federica was not available for our check-in so we were welcomed by her friend, Maria, who was extremely nice and enthusiastic, but spoke no English so showing us how things worked was not optimal. Federica welcomed us by phone, and later popped into the apartment. Unfortunately, the timing of her visit was a little inconvenient, due to a communication mix-up.
The apartment has most of the basics, but lacked basics like a kettle, wine glasses, a sharp knife, a chopping board and so on. We agree with some other reviewers that the photos on the website flatter the apartment somewhat. As some others have noted, it’s sparsely furnished and decorated, although it has the bare essentials, as the photos show. However, more importantly, the bed is comfortable, the air conditioning was most welcome, and as mentioned above, the apartment was spotlessly clean. Unfortunately, Wifi was intermittent and the laneway outside was noisy throughout the night and in the early hours of the morning.