Ahh, Rome. Birgitta is a wonderful lady who met us upon our departure. Her historic apartment is spacious and located in trendy Trastevere.
Unfortunately, for us, the neighborhood, apartment and overall experience was not as expected. Firstly, the crowds and noise in this area are unbearable. Crowds yelling and partying until 4:30am outside our door and once you finally fall asleep garbage trucks and street sweepers come clean the mess left by the hoards of young party goer’s at 7:00 am. This was pretty much every night and day for a week. We read the many reviews noting noise, but on a scale of 1 to 10, this was a 15.

Birgitta’s apartment itself is in dire need of a refresh. Wall paint is discoloring and peeling, shower heads are broken, lights have broken switches, inoperable stove burners and cleaning supplies in plain sight were not what we expected given the many positive review. On this trip, we stayed in Airbnbs in London, Paris, Madrid and Venice before Rome and would gladly return.
I would not choose Birgitta’s apartment for our travels to Rome again.