When we arrived we expected to meet with Chiara, we were not told that we needed to press the buzzer to her apartment and that Julio would meet us. Julio was lovely, very helpful and friendly but this arrangement was not communicated to us. In fact 2 days after we checked in, I received an email from Chiara explaining the check in process. There was no mention of how to get to no. 14 (it is around a corner so not that easy to find) and what apartment number it was. Lucky my husband remembered Chiara’s surname so we could press the buzzer but there was a bit of needless waiting around and asking people on the street for help.
The space itself is cute but would be fantastic with a few personal touches and a few alterations, as others have mentioned. Then it would be an amazing place. For example there was no water or fresh tea/coffee when we arrived- something we have come to expect from other airbnb’s in Italy so in comparison this was noticed here. There were no sharp knives for cutting bread or cheese, vegetables fruit etc. The bathroom, especially the shower, is a challenge. We had a minor flooding incident with the shower (make sure the curtain isn’t over the plughole) and this explained why there was a mop and bucket on the balcony- obviously it happens a lot. Putting a glass wall around the shower would solve this. Additional shelving for kitchen items would be an improvement. A new table or at least a nice table cloth would improve the space. The current table looks terrible. Other than that the bedroom is lovely, balcony lovely (need more comfortable seats though, a slat missing from one chair), great to have books available, great air conditioning. Close to everything in Trastevere which is great and Julio is on hand if you have further questio