We arrived to Silvia's place after a delayed flight, which was already scheduled to land relatively late to begin with. We planned to leave most of our luggage a the airport and take the train, as we were only passing through Rome for a couple of days and there were six of us. In reality, though - we landed at around 11pm, the storage service was closed and trains were no longer running. If you think it's tough to find a cab that would fit six people and plenty of luggage, you're absolutely right.

Why am I writing all of this in a property review? I wish there was a way to convey the feeling we had when we finally walked into Silivia's place at around 1am. Simply put - we felt as if our trouble was over and we came back home. Our 3 daughters (6, 4 and 2 years old) which were exhausted and edgy, got so excited with Luca's toys and the amazing canopy around their bed that they got energized, and all you could hear is laughter and joy - as if we didn't spend 4 hours waiting at the airport for our delayed flight and it wasn't the middle of the night. It's worth mentioning Silvia was great about our delayed flight even though it caused her too quite a big headache, having to stay up late and then coming up with creative solutions on how to leave us the keys as she had to call it a day. She was great.

Unlike the other Airbnb properties we visited on the trip, Silivia's apartment is clearly a place where they live in - and it feels that way. It's warm, welcoming and homey, and personally, I liked that experience a lot more than the 'true' B&B. We enjoyed being there quite a bit, and our daughters truly didn't want to leave.

Logistically, it's a 5 minute walk from a large supermarket which is very convenient. It's also a 10 minute walk from Villa Bonelli, which has a very nice playground for kids - if you have young ones like we do. Even though it's quite close to the train station (Villa Bonelli) - we used the bus - as the area we wanted to go to (the Pantheon and Piazza Navona) aren't reachable by metro/train. The bus stop is also a 5 minute walk from the place.

I regret not having the opportunity of meeting Silvia and her family, but if&when we're back to Rome with the kids - we'll be sure to visit again.