OMG!!! I have found my new home for my annual trip to Rome. When I booked Paolo's apartment I didn't now quite what to expect since there were only 2 reviews and one of those was in a foreign language :) I ended up choosing it due to the location and decided to roll the dice on what I'd be getting... When I walked in and met Paolo I was SOOO happy I could hardly contain myself! I had been in Europe for two weeks with some friends traveling all over and had been very stressed out, they had just left and I was all alone. This place was so amazing. It was bright, airy, clean, beautiful, had all the comforts of home, and Paolo was great! He showed me around, there was a great patio out back where I spent the rest of my first day alone reading, listening to the birds and the bells of St. Peters :))) I was in heaven!!! I never wanted to leave. I had been staying in a "luxury" apartment on the Piazza Navona prior to checking in to Paolo's place, it was less then "luxurious" I found it very ironic that the "luxury" apt. was what I was looking forward to and Paolo's I was unsure of, and the opposite was true. I felt luxury in Paolo's place! The bed was comfortable, fluffy pillows, the neighborhood was close to the Vatican and very easily accessible to all other areas of the city, yet it was very quiet at night... after 4 nights of no sleep from the nightclub below my window at my "luxury"apartment, this was an incredible bonus!!! If you are an art lover you will enjoy his amazing collection of art books. All the basic cooking ingredients where there for you, in my "luxury" apt. in the Piazza Navona there wasn't even salt and pepper... CRAZY! I found out from Paolo when I left that this place belonged to his Grandparents and he spent a lot of time here while growing up. I'd imagine because of this he takes great pride in this home :)))
BOOK THIS PLACE! you will not be disappointed. Thank you Paolo for sharing this beautiful home away from home with me, I will look forward to meeting you again...