We had a wonderful 7 days at Gea's apartment in Rome. This was our first airbnb booking experience and we will use airbnb from now on. We found the site's filter ability very useful and it allowed us to narrow down our choices based on our specific wants, such as washer, wi fi, and non-smoking apartment.

Before and after confirming the booking, Gea kept in touch with us to make sure we had all the information we required.

The apartment was exactly as described, and as shown in the pictures. We chose it based on the positive reviews which we also can now concur with .

Gea met us at the door on arrival and gave us an overview of where things were and how things worked. After that she left us to enjoy her apartment and we were able to keep in touch via Skype.

The positives for us were the extra bedroom, which had lots of shelf space to spread out our belongings for the week. The main bedroom was very large, the living area comfortable and the eat in kitchen was great, and included the washer, and new dishwasher., and toaster.

The bathroom was wonderful, with full size sink and the largest shower we have experienced in Europe.

Gea had fully stocked the kitchen with essentials like coffee, sugar, paper towels and all the utensils and pots available for cooking. Dish-washing and laundry soap was in the cupboard. There were tissue boxes in the bedrooms and bathroom something we did not see in the three hotels we had just stayed at before we arrived at Gea's apt.

A supermarket is just steps away and we bought food and bread for breakfasts, packed lunches,and cooked a couple of suppers too.

The apartment is bright in all rooms, the windows opened for air, and were double glazed to keep the street sounds out. Having a building concierge at the main door made us comfortable.

It was very conveniently located, a short walk to a street car line and then a 5 minute ride direct to the Piazza de Popolo from where you could either take the Metro, or just walk into the centre of Rome and the main shopping streets.

Since we were there for 7 days we bought a transit pass for 24 Euro each . and got great use, hopping on and off buses especially when we got lost.

Overall, a perfect visit and we thank Gea for her hospitality and hope you will get to experience it too.