Wanted to like this place, especially since it was at the end of my Italian get away. The place is TINY... far smaller than you would expect from the pictures. Hardly can fit two people plus luggage into the space and don’t even think about bringing luggage to the second floor bc each step on the staircase is hardly big enough for one foot. Almost fell several times going up and down the staircase at night for bathroom. Shower is TINY, hardly big enough for me to fit, let alone my poor male partner for his showers. Lighting was crummy, and was very hard to do work. There are uncomfortable seats at the table and a 2 person sofa from 30 years ago. Hardly a place to spend any time during the day. Only good thing is the proximity to the Forum and Coliseum.
Oh, and after the host was 10 min late to check us in, she only then told me of some tourist fee that I needed to pay extra for — asking me to leave cash on the table. 1) That daily amount per person should have been built into the price of the room, as it was everywhere else in Italy. 2) The fact it wasn’t made me feel like I was both getting ripped off just as my stay was starting, and also feeling like the TINY apartment was less of a steal than I thought.
On second looks at Airbnb, found so many places that were much cheaper on a nightly rate and looking MUCH larger and cozier. Really wanted to like this place, with its terrace and all, but it was just really tiny, old furniture and appliances and tiny bathroom with no amenities (one bottle of 2-in-1 shampoo... thank god we brought our own soap).