Ruben’s apartment is a perfect place to stay if you like to live amongst the locals whilst visiting Roma. It’s a rickety 15 or so minute tram ride from the Termini station, with a five minute walk after that. We had to wait quite a while for our tram back to the apartment on Saturday afternoon and the one into central Rome on Sunday morning was packed! But we got on with our bags, just!
When we arrived, rather than take a taxi - about 55 Euro’s, or the train then the tram, we opted for a shared mini bus. Ruben’s was the last drop as his place is to the East of the Centre, but it did take an hour or so once everyone had been dropped off. 40 Euro’s for this option but it is door to door.
We walked for about 10 hours on Saturday and we’re grateful to get back for a snooze before heading out again to the local restaurants just down the road across the rail tracks. Hardly a tourist in sight and very busy with families and friends. We came back and propped up the bar literally next door to the apartment for some wine which was excellent. Lovely bar man, lovely wine and great company.
Ruben left us keys and after Saturday morning we had the place to ourselves as he was out with friends.
Upon arrival Ruben was really helpful and let us know some great places to eat locally, where the supermarkets were, how the trams work, where to buy tickets etc etc. Super helpful and lovely with it. The room is quite basic but the bed was very comfy which was welcome after the journey there and all the subsequent walking!
Ruben, you need to oil the bedroom door hinges, they creak terribly when you open the door!
Will definitely recommend 😎