Marina’s place is a treasure in Trastevere. It’s just upstairs from restaurant Othello, which we enjoyed several times and across from a coffee bar, which we hit daily!
The apartment was CLEAN! Beautiful bathrooms with new white subway tile and grout lines were clean and white! Showers accommodate two and have both overhead waterfall shower heads and hand-held shower heads.
Kitchen was well-appointed and even stocked with a bottle of Prosecco on our arrival!
Beds were comfortable and well-appointed with USB ports at the bedside. Feather pillows and down comforters were on the beds and sheets were super soft. (Love!)
The living room was actually bigger than it appeared in pictures. The room was plenty big and comfortable for 4 of us to share wine and apps in the evenings before heading to dinner.
Marina shared some excellent recommendations for dining. La Renella on Via del Moro was a short walk and had dynamite pizza and focaccia. Think breakfast pizza! Also, the bakery on the same street was great! We took Marina’s advice and ordered the chocolate-dipped orange pieces. Let’s just say there are 2 kilos of those in my suitcase as I sit at Heathrow typing now!!!
The washer/dryer was tricky to figure out, if you’re used to American laundry machines. Marina was helpful and even offered to come over and help, but one of our group was German and knew how to work it! The machine works great, but sadly, it’s a little dinged from other guests who took out their frustrations on it.
Others have commented about the street noise and that’s accurate, but didn’t really bother us. I prefer fresh air to quiet, so we slept with windows open, but when you close the windows, it’s much quieter. We were there over New Years and wow!! Rome explodes on New Years! Well into the wee hours, there were major fireworks being exploded in the piazza below and it was fun to be in the middle of it. If you’re bothered by noise, bring earplugs or close the windows.
Storage was adequate in both bedrooms and we were able to unpack our suitcases in the furniture provided.
We would not hesitate to stay here again. It was among the best AirBnB’s we’ve ever rented. It was soooo much better than the last place we stayed in Rome and that was reflected in how wonderful our overall trip was.
Thank you, Marina, for a great family vacation!