The location of this Airbnb is great. It’s close to the Vatican, the train station, and has plenty of shops and restaurants nearby.
Breakfast is not included, and this should be updated on the web site. After flying 14 hours, we had not planned on preparing any meals during our stay. When I asked about breakfast, we were told we could get breakfast at one of the cafes on the same street, or go to the market. I specifically searched for places that over breakfast when I made these reservations, and was surprised by this information.
We were unaware that we would be required to pay taxes on the rental, upon our arrival and it would be cash only. I am aware of the city taxes charged for the rentals, but I have never been required to hand over cash for these taxes, before we even had time to put our bags down. My emailed receipt clearly stated, balance due: 0. The description of charges doesn’t indicate that taxes would be due, or if they were included in the rate. We have stayed in many rentals in Italy, and we have never had this happen before. 63 euros, cash.
The bathrooms were not very clean, the toilets didn’t appear to have been scrubbed in a while, and showers had significant mildew in the grout and on the walls. Evidently there had been some plumbing issues with one of the toilets prior to our arrival, and a failed attempt by the plumber to fix the toilet. We were down to 1 bath with 6 people for a night. I understand things like this happen, and Sabrina had the plumber return the following day to attempt to repair the toilet. The rest of the house was reasonably clean, but the bathrooms had been neglected.
We were told that we needed to check out at 1000. Before my husband and I could return from picking up our rental car, the cleaning people were promptly coming in before our 4 (adult) kids could even get out the door. There was no flexibility on the check out time.
Sabrina was helpful in trying to intercept one of our suitcases from the airport, and communicated with the delivery service, so that we didn’t have to alter our plans or drive back the airport.
Overall, the location of this place made it worth it, but I would stay here again.