We loved staying in The house of music. My husband was thrilled to have a piano and the neighborhood was an added bonus. While we knew the location would be convenient, we didn’t know how charming the little streets at the foot of the apartment would be. The restaurants just around the corner felt more personal and intimate than our previous location (also great, the – – Pantheon). The neighborhood of the Pantheon felt extremely touristy whereas the neighborhood around the house of music felt like there were a lot more Roman residents actually living there. I loved hanging out and strolling around the shops which also did not feel as touristy as many other areas.
It local jewelry store, Kouki Pelle, sells beautiful jewelry with a lot of unusual Swarovski crystal. These happen to be one of my favorites, and the shop owner was not at all pushy but took time to help me find earrings I really liked. We ate at two restaurants— One just out the door of the apartment to the left, and another restaurant called Virginiae. We like them both very much. And of course the gelato at Gelateria del Teatro was fantastic.
We were surprised how relatively easy it was to walk over the pedestrian bridge to the Castel St Angelo and on from there to Saint Peters and the Vatican. we had a little trouble with the Wi-Fi initially, but found it worked best and most consistently in the kitchen area of the apartment. We did find the neighborhood to be very noisy in the middle of the night when we had the windows open. The sound was muffled quite a bit when we close the windows all the way. All in all, we were very happy with our stay.