Angelo’s apartment in the Pigneto neighborhood is an absolute find. This was my first trip to Rome and staying here made the trip so enjoyable. Angelo was in contact with me weeks before our trip, sending both tips about visiting Rome and information about the neighborhood and also offering to book a private taxi for my daughter’s and me from the airport. He met us on the day of our arrival to show us around the apartment and again answered questions we had throughout our week. He messaged a few times during the week as well, to be sure we were doing okay. He was an absolutely amazing host.
The apartment itself was very clean, very comfortable and very stylishly decorated. There was a lot of storage space in the bedroom to put our luggage out of the way and both the bed in the bedroom and the sofa bed were very comfortable (we had four in our group). We found everything we could need in the apartment and he even had a fresh basil plant in the kitchen window, which we used a couple of times for pasta. Staying in a true residential neighborhood is definitely the way to visit Rome. Visiting the restaurants and groceries where almost everyone was local truly enhanced our visit by allowing us to immerse ourselves into life in Rome (as much as you can in one week). The metro station was a five minute walk and a few buses had stops very near the apartment, as well.
I highly recommend Angelo’s apartment to anyone wanting the full experience of Rome, one beyond all of the normal tourist attractions.