We really enjoyed our stay at Beatrice's-Roxana's apartment!
PROS:
- Safe and quite location
- 5' from bus stops, 10' from Metro
- pharmacy, grocery store and bakeries
- 20' from Colosseum
- fast respond from the host, but only during the dates of our stay, not before
NOTE: If it's your first time to Rome, don't hesitate to talk to Beatrice for an earlier check-in. Our flight arrived at 10:30 and Beatrice told us that we could leave our luggage at 13:00 and come back at 16:00 for check-in because she needed to clean the apartment. That was really nice of her but also really tiring for us, because we wanted to rest a bit and explore in the afternoon the city. We didn't check-in earlier although, and left our luggage at a storage room near the Colosseum because we were afraid that our apartment was too far away from the sightseeings, which it wasn't! But in any case we wanted also to rest.
CONS:
- we had to wash the coffee cups because they had dust and coffee stains (maybe you can store the coffee cups inside the kitchen cabinets, to prevent them from getting dusty)
- you definitely have to buy a pair of bigger black out curtains, because that piece of see-through curtain in the middle of the window was a big problem during our stay, considering the apartment is on the ground floor and we had to keep rolling down the blinds and then the house was always dark
- a dog from 2nd floor was barking all the time in the balcony, also during quite times
- TV had only italian channels, maybe you should buy a smart one so guest can chromecast
- a pair of one-use slippers it's a must! and they're also really cheap and helpful. We were a bit disappointed to not find one because the floor was getting really dusty
- our toilet bin didn't have a plastic bag and we were searching for one.
- check-in hour. We recommend to change check-in hour for a bit earlier, let's say about 13:00, because your guests might be tired and need to relax before going out to explore the city and by checking-in at 16:00 it really ruins and wastes the 1st day in Rome.
Otherwise, everything was fine. We recommend it.