The location of this place is great, very close to the Vatican and a 15-20 minute walk to the main attractions in Rome. However, there were many issues with the place.
The first thing we noticed was that the apartment looked a lot more worn down and dirty than it does in the picture. It also smelled like cigarettes as soon as we stepped in.
Another issue was the bed and bedding. The bed was broken. As soon as we SAT DOWN (emphasis on this because it’s ridiculous) five wooden pieces of the base fell immediately to the ground. We lifted the mattress and the whole metal base was bent down in half all the way to the floor and the wooden parts of the base had just been placed but not really assembled correctly. There wasn’t much we could do to fix it and had to sleep with the middle of the mattress sinking down. The sheets of the bed were not washed, they smelled and felt dirty.
When it came to the bathroom, the hot water in the shower would last less then 5 minutes then it was freezing cold. We also ran out of hand soap mid our stay and we couldn’t find a refill anywhere. It was so unpleasant to have to use dish soap to wash our hands.
The host was not really attentive and would take a while to reply. There were multiple instances where I had to send a second text message and then they would reply right away.
I wanted to give this place the benefit of the doubt because the location was amazing. We really weren’t expecting anything grand with this place either but it was too bad of an experience to not say anything.