We made a mistake by overlooking some of the “fatal issues” from other guests’ review. The only good thing is a warm welcome by the host’s mum during check-in and the free juice/yogurt at the fridge. Other than that, don’t expect much. This is a hostel; not bnb and you won’t get the “airbnb stay experience”.
(1) Haven’t seen the host at all
(2) Host only responded 3 months later ie 1 day before check in
(3) host not responding during our stay
(4) the apartment is just above a restaurant/bar; every night there were people talking and screaming even after midnight. Closing the window helps very little
(5) inside the apartment the other guests were pretty noisy too; noises of shutting door and knocking at midnight
(6) even there are 2 bathrooms, they are mostly not available and even if they are, floors are wet and toilet paper stuck in toilet
(7) water at shower water takes at least 5 min to warm
(8) the keys of our rooms are pretty “small and basic”; basically anyone can just break the lock easily
(9) the location is not convenient; basically it’s at least 30min walk from major attractions; 20min walk from train; 10min walk from the closest bus station
(10) only in the middle of our stay we were told to pay the city tax of €3.5 per person per night (which is fine). However when I asked for a receipt, the host never responded (even till now)
(11) I understand the bedsheet and quilt may not be replaced each time after the last guest, but for our case I guess it has not been changed/washed since a long time ago. we could smell a strange stinky when we slept. It was quite disgusting.
I am sure with this amount of budget you can get better rooms in Rome.