The Loft is magical! Our entire stay there we kept saying "We want to live here forever. When can we come back?" I don't usually bother writing reviews but I can't miss an opportunity to let everybody know how great this place is. Usually pictures can be misleading but in this case, the pictures do not do justice the beautiful accommodations and art and space in the Loft. Massimo was an AMAZING host. He was great from the very first interaction. He arranged for transfer from the airport which made our arrival so smooth and easy. He then met us at the loft and showed everything to us and how it works. There were also manuals available with TONS of info for the loft and with recommendations for nearby. There was so much space, the rooms and bathrooms were large and well equipped with rainfall shower heads and handheld as well. Both bathrooms had hair dryers and an adapter for my curling iron. There are heated towel warmers and electric windows and a washer/dryer. (It's a single machine that washes and dries (which is not something I knew existed) and was SO nice to have since we were able to pack much lighter and just wash as needed while there. Just a heads up that the cycles are a bit long (6-7 hours at times) so plan accordingly.) There were USB plugs in the walls next to the bed which made for easy phone charging. He also arranged for us to have a couples massage at the Loft (there is a little massage area that's kind of part of the Loft but has a separate entrance for other customers) and it was amazing. To walk from your kitchen into the next room get massages and then be "home" within a couple steps was so lovely and I wish we would have had time to have one everyday. There is simply too much to list.... basically, if you miss an opportunity to stay here, you are crazy.
Now - location location location. It's not in "tourist land" so we felt like we were living in Rome, not just visiting the tourist places. Yet, it is so perfectly located to all the major tourist attractions that we could get anywhere we wanted very easily. It's close to the termini but we never used public transportation as we opted to walk everywhere. We stumbled upon all of our favorite shops and restaurants this way and loved it so much we just continued to explore. Most everything was within a 30ish minute walk (or 5-15 minute uber ride) and the termini station was about 5 minutes away from this very well located space. The Vatican was the farthest we walked and it took about an hour but that was with stops for coffee and wine along the way. We returned from the Loft to St Peter Basilica the next morning and took an Uber and I think it was about 15 minutes. Within 30 minutes, you can easily walk to the Colosseum, Pantheon, Trevi fountain, Borghese museums, Piazza Navona or the Spanish steps. We had no problems getting Uber/taxi to and from the Loft on the few occasions we used them. Within a 1-3 minute walk are several options for so many delicious restaurants, grocery shops, pharmacies (where you can get a rapid covid19 test for 20euro and resulted in 10 minutes), and of course, gelato. You can't really go wrong with Italian food in Italy but we loved Andrea (next door to the loft). One of my favorite restaurants was Ristorante AFRICA, just 2-3 minute walk from the Loft and has the best African food we've ever had. It was a surprising gem to find. My favorite Italian food was across town at a little place we stumbled upon by accident on the Tiber island called Tiburino Ristorante.
I thought I would enjoy Rome, but I didn't expect to love it as much as I do. I think the reason for such a perfect experience was because we stayed at the Loft and were able to experience many things Rome has to offer in a relatively short amount of time. Massimo checked in a couple of times to make sure everything was to our satisfaction and also arranged for transfer back to the airport at 3AM which made everything go so smoothly as this would have otherwise caused me a lot of stress. Overall, it was a perfect experience and Massimo was a perfect host. We are already planning our return trip.