We were very disappointed with our stay at Martina’s home. Traveling from the US, I let Martina know that we would not have cell service upon arrival and because she was going to be out of town, she arranged for her friend to meet us at the apartment. Unfortunately her friend wasn’t there on time so we spent 15 minutes trying to find the apartment without any way to contact her or her friend. When her friend finally arrived, he showed us to the apartment and left us with the keys.
We did not have working WiFi the entire time we stayed at the apartment which was incredibly frustrating since we had no other way to access the internet. We had to pay to sit in a nearby cafe every time we wanted to use the internet. When we alerted Martina to this, she quickly called the internet company but they couldn’t come out until the next day and they were unable to fix it. Since she was out of town, she wasn’t able to come and look at the modem or offer any in-person support. This really put a large damper on our trip as it meant we also couldn’t use the Netflix in the apartment.
The apartment itself is nicely furnished, however the bed was very hard and the linens were thin and scratchy. The couch is also quite small and not terribly comfortable. The hot water didn’t last too long either.
The location is alright, not very charming but close to the Tram which can take you most places in Rome. I have stayed in other parts of Trastevere that are much more lovely so I was disappointed by this somewhat dilapidated section of the neighborhood. Although the apartment itself was new and had great views, we won’t be returning.