Matteo and his lovely apartment really saved our trip to Rome. We had a bad experience with an airbnb rental that was not as advertised and were stuck on December 23rd with a potentially poor place to stay for Christmas. We looked on airbnb for another option, and we were lucky that Matteo had just listed his lovely apartment recently on the site, and it happened to be available for the 3 days we needed. He met us within 3 hours of our email to him asking if we could rent it the same day, and was very gracious about the late notice. He works near the rental and lives in the same building, which was convenient.

We were initially intimidated that the apartment was on the 3rd floor (4th floor for Americans). Matteo helped us carry our bags upstairs, and we ended up not minding the stairs much. The apartment is huge, and really lovely. It has high ceilings and is very well decorated, and though there were just two of us, it could easily have slept 5, and maybe more. The 2 bathrooms are very comfortable, and both the shower and tub are spacious. The kitchen was very well equipped, and they even have a nespresso coffee pod machine and milk frother. It was great to have free delicious coffee every morning. We were able to cook several meals there, which saved money and made the experience more homey.

Matteo sent us a very convenient google map that showed everything from restaurants to sights and grocery shopping in the neighborhood. We walked easily to the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, and Trevi fountain from the location, and were able to pick up the Roma Christiana bus (which came free with our Omnia Vatican pass--another great find) just a couple of blocks away (their stop #11).

We stayed in 3 airbnb apartments on our stay in Italy (and ran screaming from another), and this one was by far the best experience in terms of location, amenities, size and furnishings. Highly recommended!