Eugine's Airbnb surpassed my standard and expectation of what an Airbnb should be. He is the most helpful host, and MOST POSSIBLY, human being I have ever met. He is from the States so his ability to relate to me as a traveler in this new country made me so comfortable in being a solo female traveler. From the moment I booked, Eugine took charge as a host to make sure details of my trip were arranged. He went so far above and beyond that I would never stay anywhere else when visiting Rome.
The accommodations were more than fantastic. The view from the balcony is insane as you clearly have a beautiful clear view of St. Peter's Done. I highly recommend getting me some dessert and wine and relaxing on the balcony while viewing the dome lit up at night! Breathtaking.
The room is large with drawers, a desk and hangers. There is a fan which came in lovely. Eugine had breakfast for me every morning complete with freshly squeezed orange juice made with oranges from Sicily...like...come on...my experience was amazing.
I even hopped over to Paris and didn't want to check in my large bag I brought to Rome, so Eugine allowed me to store it at his place! Also, my sister and her husband traveled to Rome on my same trip. But they stayed separately in a different Airbnb. What a mistake that was. The hosts, as sweet as they were, spoke zero english(which is fine, we are in another country. But for my sister specifically who had a negative initial culture shock to Italy, the inability to converse or ask any questions was difficult. Also the Airbnb they chose(which claimed to be close by to everything and a bus ride away) was so far from everything it was a joke. As easy as the bus ride is. It is long sometimes and overpacked to the point that you can't even breathe and can last 44 min in the case of her Airbnb with all of the stops. This is not what you want! Engine's place is central and walkable to many places and super safe!
ps he has the cutest friendliest kitty cat in the whole world! Eugine and his Airbnb completely transformed my first visit to a country and loving on my own abroad. I truly consider him a friend now and I can't wait to return.
Tip: visit Arlu's (by Vatican and at peter's) and Goose(steps from Eugine's place). Both were his recommendations and I kept going back multiple times and became friends with the owners of each. Amazing food!!!! And eat gelato after every meal haha! I thought people were crazy for doing that but somehow when you are really full from amazing Italian food, it helps!