This was our first time using Airbnb, and if all hosts are as wonderful as Nicolò, we'll never stay at a hotel again.
Prior to Arrival -
Nicolò reached out to us in advance to help us plan our trip and provide detailed directions on how to get to the apartment. He also offered to arrange transportation.
Check In -
Nicolò met us in person at the appointed time. His English is excellent and he walked us through the apartment, explained how everything worked and then took time to show us local places to eat, shop, etc.
The Stay -
The apartment is wonderful. It was clean and charming and comfortable. I know everyone has different needs and wants when choosing a place to stay, but for me, there was plenty of room for our family; the water pressure was great; plenty of hot water; good WiFi; etc., basically everything you would have in an apartment if you lived there all the time. Nicolò checked in on us now and then to make sure we had everything we needed and even went out of his way to give us a Christmas gift.
The Location -
Amazing. It's in a neighborhood, not a tourist area, which meant fun and economical restaurants, nice people, etc. The area is safe and clean - very cool just walking around. It is within comfortable walking distance of the Vatican and a short walk to the Metro.
Check Out -
We read the check out time wrong, so we thought we had until noon, when it should have been 10. I felt really guilty about us staying past time (didn't even notice until later that day), but Nicolò is such a class act that he didn't bother us about being late and even offered to let us stay later if necessary.
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Bottomline - the apartment is wonderful; the host is wonderful; the location is wonderful; the process was wonderful. I highly recommend staying with a Nicolò property.