What can we say to add to the 19 reviews already posted? Everybody has said how fantastic the Skyloft is, and if we could come up with a word that was even more laudatory, that would be our summary! The wonderful experience starts with the very quick and helpful responses from the hosts (Pietro is an excellent communicator with perfect English) when you are first deciding to book. By the time we reserved we had a pretty good idea what our experience was going to be like. They arranged an airport transfer in a nice Mercedes with a very helpful driver, and it cost much less than a taxi! Francesca, the owner, showed us up to the suite, and gave us a tour of the huge space and all the "mod cons" that covered every detail (like how to connect our iPhones to the two large Bose sound systems). Her own artwork and designer flair make the flat "pop", a very harmonious and stylish ambience. The main space is huge! The bedroom is beautiful and inviting. The bathroom is darkly sleek and modern with an amazing shower. The kitchen area is perfectly set up. The entire huge flat is surrounded by large windows and glass patio doors, so it is always nice and bright - but when the sun sets there are so many different lighting options that you can set whatever tone you desire - once you learn all the light switches ;) And after all that, then you step outside onto the amazing large wrap-around terrace with the loveliest seating area, surrounded by lush greenery. And to literally top it all off, go up the outside staircase to find a huge (really huge!) rooftop terrace with a complete 360 view over Rome. Lots of seating up there too, plus... a whole other kitchen that has even more equipment than the one downstairs.
And if you want to take your Roman holiday up to the level of sublime, reserve a hosted dinner on one of the terraces like we did. In our case it was Francesca who hosted the amazing dinner, each course tasting magnificent (thanks for the recipes!) and served with such grace. That evening on the rooftop, surrounded by the skyline view and listening to Italian dinner music, was quite honestly one of the best evenings we have ever spent.
And the communication with Pietro continues throughout your entire stay, he replies instantly to every question and can take care of any request. He really makes the experience perfect.
The only potential downside? You might just want to spend your entire holiday in the SkyLoft and leave the rest of Rome for "next time" :) We ended up saving a lot of sights for a future trip. And we know exactly where we still stay!