Myself and my friend's stay was everything we had hoped for and more!
Fernando and his family did everything they could to make our stay easy and enjoyable.
Collecting us from the airport and so waving the late check in charge, which was very much appreciated and Davide could not have been more accommodating and spoke very good English, relating local information and transport details en route, as well as explaining how things worked in the apartment excellently. (I bought one the coffee filters he showed me how to use, I'm hooked!)
The apartment was even better than it looked in the photos, really well decorated and spotlessly clean. The beds and sofa bed were really comfortable and I loved the bathroom with the huge shower so much, that I am currently missing it now I am home!
The bus and Metro stations were so conveniently located, barely a 5 minute walk away and Davide informed us the correct bus to catch for a day trip we had organised on the Via Appia Antica, which we were so conveniently located for.
The area is a really friendly place with a good supermarket at the end of the road and some nice cafe's and bars. It was nice to be outside of the main tourist trap of the city, yet only a 20 minute Metro ride away from the Colosseum and all the big sights.
It was our first trip to Rome and Italy and I am so pleased that we had the good fortune of being able to stay at Fernando's apartment. He and his sons made our stay so much more enjoyable than being in a hotel and they simply could not have been more hospitable or helpful, even organising a friend to transfer us from the apartment back to Fuimicino Airport on the day of our departure, which again took all the stress out of sorting that out for ourselves, so that we could enjoy one last morning of sight seeing before we left.
Thank you so much Fernando and Family for being incredible hosts and for anyone thinking of booking this apartment, do it! You will be so glad that you did. :) :) xx