We phoned Olimpia when we arrived at the airport, as she'd requested, and then she was waiting to greet us warmly when we arrived. Olimpia's apartment is beautiful, stylish, spotlessly clean. Luxurious, cool, quiet, in a secure and sheltered apartment block in a leafy courtyard. Olimpia has provided everything you could need for your Rome holiday, with simple elegant furnishings, all new equipment and a very comfortable bed.
Yet only a walk away, down the hill (along tree-lined cobbled streets and down quaint narrow steps) are the picturesque cobbled streets and cafes of Trastevere. Don't miss the beautiful mosaics inside the Basilica de Santa Maria, or the vibrant street life down there in the evenings. We loved this!
The location is ideal for visiting both central Rome and the Vatican, especially if you like walking the scenic back streets (though buses are available on the main roads). We wandered happily down to the Tiber and across to the Palatine and Colosseum one day, and then to the Vatican on the following day.