What can we say about our experience with Giacomo and the apartment?! It was an amazing stay and the perfect end to our holiday.

Giacomo was kind enough to organise a private car to pick us up from the airport, which if you are not sure about whether it is worth spending the money on, it absolutely is! Rome airport is hectic and there is nothing better than not to have to worry about getting into the city when you have been travelling. You are even greeted by a driver holding a card with your name on it which is a great novelty!

The car service took us straight to the apartment where Giacomo was waiting to greet us, and even surprised us with a bottle of champagne! He showed us through the apartment and we were fortunate enough to get some fantastic recommendations of what to see (and not see!), where to eat and gave us some very interesting information on the history of the city. We also enjoyed catching up with him for an 'aperitivo' one night. We could not have asked for a better host and hope to keep in touch with him.

The apartment itself was in an absolutely perfect location for sightseeing and takes anywhere between 2 minutes and 25 minutes to walk to any of the famous sights. The apartment contained all the things you would need (including a coffee maker and coffee - we enjoyed Giacomo teaching us how to make coffee the Italian way which we have since mastered and started to do at home!). The absolute favourite part was the terrace. Eating a pastry from the coffee downstairs and our home made coffee was one of the highlights.

The only bad thing was that we did not get to stay longer. We have thrown a couple of coins into the Trevi Fountain to make sure that we come back soon!!