This was a 5 day stay in May on a first visit to Italy. We traveled from Austin Texas USA.
Apartment location is undeniably great. At a 2nd floor residence which directly overlooks Piazza Navonna.
Host communication was excellent, and host arranged for private airport pickup. And graciously accommodated our 4 hour flight delay from Atlanta.
Although the apartment is above two restaurants and on the busy Piazza, the closed windows are surprisingly very good at quieting the outside noise. The daily street musician in the Piazza was pleasant to hear.
The TV works fine with many available channels. While the IKEA furniture is ok, some end tables for guests to set glasses on while sitting would be good. Air conditioner works well.
The entry is directly from the street through a heavy steel door (which is cool and interesting). The door is between tables in the outdoor restaurant. The very chatty young gentleman who draws people to the restaurant was very friendly and entertaining, a half Italian half Mexican from California. We had lunch there which was good.
Now to what is intended as constructive feedback on negatives. The main issue is inadequate overhead clearances (not noted in the property description). These require anyone over 1.7m (5 ft 6") tall to lower their head when walking in two locations.
These are in the dining area and bedroom steps. Failing to properly lower our heads while walking in the apartment resulted in bruised heads and cursing more than once.
A short term solution would be rubber bumpers and removing sharp corners to avoid injury. The only good solution to the bedroom door head clearance is to move the steps back so a person does not have to bend over and lower their head at same time as the first step down and up.
These issues appear to be the result of prior owners very long ago adding a second floor to a high ground floor for more living space. But the intricate vaulted and arched ceiling design resulted in low points. Not ideal for short term visitors, as there is potential for more serious injury than a minor head bump.
While the stairs is not a problem for most people, or during my stay, mobility challenged people should be aware of it. The entrance door opens to 20 steep concrete steps in a narrow passage with hand rail inset in wall (like the Vatican). A second rail would be helpful.
The negatives on this recently listed residence are in my opinion correctable. At least from a major annoyance and safety issue to a minor inconvenience, with fair notice to prospective guests. This in turn would rate much better than 3.5 stars I feel it is now, and justify the price for the location.
Overall Rome was great and we enjoyed our visit. We feel the positives were greater than the negatives on this apartment. With a little work it is still a good place to stay.