This is a tough one, because in many ways, this airbnb was perfect, but in others it was a fail. I’ll start with the good:
Location. It’s perfect. Near great restaurants and will get you out of the chaos and super touristy Rome-proper.
Decor/style: Awesome. Like a 70’s Italian love nest with a little Boho thrown in for good measure.
Air conditioning: thank god, as that Italian summer heat is no joke.
The Lighting: it was very dark, but I enjoyed that. If you need a bright apartment, this is not the place for you.
Now the bad:
The bed is by far one of the worst and hardest beds I’ve ever slept on. To the point where I could barely walk the next day because my hips, back and shoulders hurt so much. By the second night I had the idea to take the cushions off the green couch in the kitchen and sleep on those pads and recruit every extra pillow and blanket we could find in the apartment to add some kind of softness to it. That made it better, but oy, shouldn’t have been necessary. If they just threw a $60 Tempurpedic pad on there it would be night and day!
The shower: Awful. Terrible water pressure and ice cold. We barely got a trickle out of it and had to bite our fists to go in and out of the ice cold water. Not exactly the nice refreshing shower you want after a long day of Rome heat.
I’d say it’s a3 because the location is GREAT! The checkin host was GREAT. The looks of the place is GREAT! They just need to tweak a few amenities and they’d have an awesome place on their hands. Hope they do!