An aesthete’s dream! It’s an elegant apartment in the quiet, less touristy part of Trastevere. Tree lined streets of classic Italian villas which later got sectioned into apartments, each walled off by ornate private gates and mature landscape. There are some actual apartments, but they are mid century modern like Marina’s apartment which was built by famous Italian architect Alberto Calza Bini. It has rare marble floors, beautiful traditional Italian wood furniture, a bookcase spanning an entire wall, and a comfortable bed with many pillows. Truly a nice place to relax after walking all day. The bathroom size is spacious enough for two people. It had a rain shower with great water pressure, plenty of white towels, and quality toiletries in case you forgot yours.
It was only a 5 minute walk to the nearest strip of cafes and restaurants including an amazing high end bakery Marina recommended. We were addicted! It’s then just a 20 minute walk to the heart of Trastevere with all the hip bars and several short bridges crossing the Tiber River to see The Forum, etc. Equidistant to the apartment is the beautiful yet underrated park, Villa Sciarra, which looks like a gothic garden. The neighborhood was also safe at night when we walked back home.
I truly recommend staying here. I certainly will when I’m in Rome again which I hope is soon.