As a traveler with a medical condition that requires home cooked meals, it is critical for me to have a basic but functional kitchen. I was in touch with Almir for over a month before our stay, he assured me the kitchen was in working order (I had a bad experience in the US in the past), and that there were 2 neighborhood markets, he even included an online maps link with the locations. He responded within 15 minutes when time difference allowed. He also offered to send a car to pick us up at the airport to avoid the taxi lines (all for a few euros more than the taxi rate), of course we accepted. Check in was through lockbox, instructions arrived hours before and included photos. Once we reported we were in, he sent a long list of recommendations for restaurants and gelato places.
The apartment - clean, comfortable, in a side street. Comfortable bed. Bedroom located in the back of the apartment. Kitchen with 2 burners, pots and pans, utensils. Beautiful large front window. Other reviews have mentioned the restaurant right next door. Please note that there is a short hallway between the front of the apartment and the bedroom and it has 2 doors. You close just one of those doors and it blocks any noise you were hearing. The apartment does have heat pump heat and A/C; these units are super quiet.
Location - lovely old part of town. How well located is it? well, we arrived at 11 in the morning. We went to the nearest 2 supermarkets to stock the kitchen, made and ate lunch, went for a walk to beat jet lag. In that walk we went to Plaza Navona, the Pantheon, turn around and walk all the way to St. Peter's square. After all that, we were back at the apartment at 3. Took a short break and walked to the trevi fountain and back. Amazing location to all the attractions. We took taxis only to go to the Termini train station for a couple of day trips. Taxi fares were between 8€ and 12€ for the 15 minute ride.
Needless to say, we highly recommend Almir's place. And we hope to visit again soon.