Alessandra's airbnb in Rome was our first stop in our 5 city tour of Europe and she set the bar really high!
We arrived at the airbnb from the airport with our luggage and Alessandra was there to let us in. She spent a good 20-30 minutes explaining how everything worked in her home, what there is around the airbnb, things to do, things to avoid, etc. She even had a whole binder filled with information on places to visit, restaurants to eat at, coffee shops, nearest grocery store, etc. (We found this very helpful and appreciated her time!)
Alessandra spent a lot of time making this airbnb as comfortable and homey as possible. She had lots of plants in the airbnb which gave it more of a home vibe, and less of a hotel/commercial feel. Since the airbnb is actually Alessandra's home, there was a lot of personal items on display (art, books, music, etc.) that made the stay even more interesting and fun for our family to discover. (12 and 11 year old daughters.)
The airbnb is right in the middle of Rome, VERY convenient to walk to most of the attractions. It's 1 minute away from the Spanish steps, to give you an idea of how central the airbnb is. There are restaurants and shops right outside so whenever we needed anything, it was never more than a 2-5 minute walk away.
Because Rome was so hot, we would stay out for 3-4 hours at a time and then come back to the airbnb for a 30-60 minute rest and then head back out again to explore another 3-4 hours. It was very convenient and nice to be able to walk back to the air conditioned airbnb to rest and clean up whenever we needed to. It made the visit much more enjoyable for our family to be able to break up the outings and not need to stay out for 8-9 hours before coming back.
This is the best airbnb we stayed at out of the 5 places we stayed at during our 2 week trip. I would definitely stay here again and have even sent this airbnb to friends that plan on visiting Rome.
Thank you Alessandra for making the first airbnb of our Europe trip so memorable and comfortable. It really set the bar high for the rest of the places we stayed at. You are an amazing airbnb hostess and I wish more airbnb would spent as much time and attention to detail as you have!