Rome is an expensive place to stay. I was worried with booking a room on the lower end of the price range. But Giampiero’s place exceeded my expectations.
The location may seem far on a map, but it’s actually super walkable. Pretty much no matter where you want to go in Rome, you’ll walk by the Coliseum. The site-seeing makes the distance seem like nothing.
The room is large. There is an upstairs loft with additional beds. The bathroom is in-suite. Everything was clean and someone came daily to make the bed/ change linens/ restock “breakfast”.
The sheets leave something to be desired in terms of quality. But for the price per night, that’s par for the course. Towels were surprisingly large and absorbent. The downstairs bed has an acceptable mattress but nothing plush/ fancy. Again, exactly as you would expect for the price.
Great restaurants within 2-3 blocks.
The room is within a larger apartment. It’s located next to a common bathroom and the kitchen. The noise can get a little loud, especially in the morning. If you are a light sleeper, this might not be the room for you. There is consistent effort on the staff to encourage guests to keep the noise down so it isn’t excessive.
All in all, the room was great, exceeded expectations. After 2 weeks traveling through Italy, this room was the best bang for my buck. Highly recommend it. Would absolutely stay here again.