Apartment: Spacious modern apartment. Good value for money. The apartment is clean and had everything you'd need for your stay. It's stylishly decorated. The bedroom has a hot tub for unwinding after a day off sightseeing. Flat screen TVs in the lounge and bedroom. Rainforest shower. Well equipped kitchen. Secure with external gate, then internal door to building before your apartment door.
It's in the semi basement so no views and not the best natural light. Only one toilet roll.
Cleanliness: On the whole very clean and tidy. Only issues, the were a few female hairs in the shower and some ants on the kitchen counter. For the hefty cleaning fee you'd have hoped the shower would be completely clean.
Location: Directly opposite Appiano train station. Trains leave every 30 mins and one stop (4 mins) takes you to the red metro line. 15 mins on that and you're in the centre.
You can walk 15 mins downhill to Cipro which is also on the red line. Bus 990 leaves outside the apartment and drops you at Piazza Cavour which is close to the Vatican and 10 mins walk from the Centre Storico.
The apartment is in a quiet residential area a little way out of town. There's a supermarket a few doors down and a few restaurants nearby (we didn't try).
Host: Giuseppe was great. He was waiting for us when we got there. He spoke good English and booked a private taxi for our return early morning airport trip. No details re check out though.
Tips: If getting a train to Appiano when you arrive, get out at the Via Proba Petronia end not the Via Appiano end.
The apartment buzzer is in the host's name not 'Vatican e Bike' like the directions say.
When checking out, make sure you prop open the two external gates/doors before leaving the keys in the apartment and shutting the apartment door. We found ourselves locked out of the apartment but locked in the building at 4am ringing the neighbour's doorbells begging them to let us out in broken Italian!
Any questions, message me.