What we liked about the apartment :
- Location, location, location! Very central, close to the lovely market Campo di Fiori, huge choice of restaurants and all the Rome must-see are within walking distance. We had stayed in this area in Rome previously and loved it, we were not disappointed!
- The small balcony is enough to enjoy a nice drink at the end of the day or your coffee in the morning, the view is so beautiful, we really enjoyed it!
- Riccardo was accommodating for your check-in/checkout time
- When we realised on arrival that the apartment did not have a washing machine (contrary to what the description said) and this was a big problem for us as we were travelling with light luggage and 2 young children, Riccardo did his best to make up for the error and arranged a free pickup/delivery of laundry for us, which was very convenient
- The overall setting and decoration of the apartment really makes the stay a ‘unique’ experience as clearly this place doesn’t look like the average standard, neutral AirBnB place you may come across in many big cities around the world!
- The beds were decently good

What we did not like about the apartment :
- The description says the apartment is about 60 square meters, it is clearly rather 45 in my opinion
- The description says there was a washing machine, there wasn’t one due to an error in the description (see the caveat about Riccardo’s help with this – and the description was corrected after that, which showed his good faith).
- The description says there is no “modern comfort”, it is not true (there is a big flat TV screen, air conditioning, wi-fi, a micro wave oven)!
It is rather that the apartment would need a quite thorough renovation to be brought up to current security standards (the electrical system is just so old that we feared we’d have a shock every time we had to plug or unplug any device).
The plug and electric wires of the microwave are almost in the sink, in contact with water every time you wash your dishes. There is an electrical switch and a light bulb in the shower (!).
And generally speaking, the equipment is very minimal and basic and both small and big repairs would be more than welcomed … (the shower mixing valve is half broken, the kitchen’s bin lip is broken, half of the electric plugs are out of order, very basic kitchen supplies, no vacuum cleaner or broom in case you need to clean up something by yourself during the stay.. which may happen when you stay 1 week with 2 young children in 45 m², there are only 2 chairs to sit at the table whereas the apartment accommodates 4 guests, …).
- There is no private entrance, the entrance and last stair case are shared with the other apartment on the same floor and this has proved to be quite noisy as you can very clearly hear people come and go if sleeping on the convertible bed in the main room.