Fantastic location right in the heart of Trastevere. If you love nightlife, this is the place to be. Even though it is super lively, it was very quiet. The only noise was coming from the neighbours next door and above (thin walls).
Alessandra was a great communicator and was prompt with her responses. She also gave us a good run down of the area and some great suggestions at check-in.
Unfortunately, this is where the positives end.
Alessandra met us to check us in and when we entered the apartment, it hadn't been cleaned after the last guests departed.
She was very apologetic of course, but we had to leave after she quickly showed us around so that she could have space to clean. After a long day of travelling, I would have liked to shower and get changed before heading out for dinner.
Alessandra offered to have the cleaners come back mid-way through our stay to clean the apartment due to this inconvenience. How nice! We agreed on a day and time and we made sure to be out of the apartment even though it was raining all day. We came back to the apartment later that afternoon and what do you know, the apartment had not been cleaned!! Not long later, the cleaner knocked on the door wanting to come in (about 5hrs after the agreed time). After being out in the rain all morning I did not want to leave again so we just sat on the couch while we watched him give another half-assed clean of the house.
I'm sure this is not a regular occurrence, but extremely annoying for us nonetheless.
The bed is really uncomfortable and quite squeaky. The bedroom is literally just a bed and a couple of bedside table at the end (which I knew from the photos) but unfortunately this meant a complete lack of storage space. We were getting dressed in the living area with our suitcases all over the place.
There is a big set of cupboards in the living area however Alessandra had put all the dirty linen and towels in there from our arrival day, plus a lot of other stuff (spare paint and tiles??) filled them so there really wasn't that much free space.
The screen for the back door is broken and keeps coming off the rails. Every time we wanted to go in/outside, we had to fix the door.
The front door needs some WD40 because it squeaks soooo much, I'm sure it woke the neighbours.
There is a window in the shower that is NOT frosted. Whilst most of the backyard is covered by trees, there is one apartment that I could see straight into, so I'm sure they could see me. I ran the hot water for a bit so the windows would fog before I got into the shower.
If these few things were fixed, I would contemplate staying again because Alessandra really was quite pleasant to deal with. Great area to stay in with lots of dining options around. All the historic sites are within about 30min walk but if even that's too long, you can rent electric scooters and scoot around the city like we did!