The location of Samuele's apartment was even better than we anticipated. The local restaurant choice was excellent...literally around the corner. Samuele was helpful and prompt and we foolishly left a device in the flat 'after' checking out..he resolved it for us quickly. Our only reservation was perhaps a missing personal touch. The lead on the microwave did not reach the socket, the lighter for the hob was out of gas, the shower/ bath was a challenge in terms of keeping the water in the bath rather than on the floor and the hairdryer provided was useless. The apartment was warm enough for our winter break. All round, Rome is what it is, a cornucopia of ancient monuments and fabulous eateries
( the one next door to the apartment was a famed local haunt and did not disappoint), and Samuele was professional, solving our brief power cut quickly too. In sum, this was a good landing pad in Rome, well managed, but not quite as homely as we would have liked.