Venere communicated well with us and gave great directions to her place. She also recommended places to eat and where to get groceries.

Her charming apartment is small but functional. It was perfect for 3 days in Rome. It is decorated beautifully and the kitchen and bathroom are nice and modern. We really appreciated being able to use her washing machine as we had been traveling for 10 days already and were running out of clean clothes. It was also great to have access to a small but functional kitchen where we cooked a light supper with ingredients from the fabulous morning market. The bed was comfortable if a little nerve racking to get down from and the shower is on the small side but works great. I really appreciated the high water pressure.

The neighborhood does not make the greatest first impression as during the day it is rather deserted and a bit rough around the edges with graffiti everywhere. However the people are friendly and at night it is buzzing and all of the bars and restaurants are full. Get Venere to tell you where the ice cream/gelato shop is, some of the best gelato we had in Italy at a great price and the owner is very friendly. It was out of the city center which we liked as we felt more part of the real Rome but it was a quick trip in the bus and metro to get anywhere touristy you want to go. Even though the neighborhood was buzzing at night the apartment was relatively quiet.