Rome was the last destination on our tour of Italy, and after a week of traveling and staying in various mediocre Airbnbs we landed at Valentino’s home in Trastevere.
From his first message, you understood there was an obvious difference in the level of hospitality that Valentino provides. He asked about us, our trip, and provided detailed directions on how to get to the apartment. He was flexible with check-in when our train came in later in the evening. He greeted us personally with a panettone and bottle of wine, and left us with a great list of local neighborhood restaurants and shops to fill our downtime (only to send even more suggestions via message later on).
The apartment itself was stylish and beautifully furnished—having everything we could need and more. It was in a great neighborhood and we were able to walk to most of our destinations with little difficulty.
We left wondering how we could move back to Rome and stay at Valentino’s home indefinitely.