Fantastico! This was the ideal spot for us to spend our week in Rome.
First, Giacomo is indeed an ultra-super host. If this apartment is not available, look for any of his other rental properties. He truly made our vacation spectacular! Leading up to our visit, he was timely and thorough in response to our inquiries. His English is excellent. Upon arrival, he greeted us and gave us a tour and showed us how everything worked. The apartment was set up with nice touches all-around: fresh cut flowers, prosecco and chocolates, fresh fruit, and a variety of morning beverages, including coffee, milk, and sugar. He arranged taxis for us to and from the airport and both of the drivers were timely and professional (we had requested a 3:45 am departure, and the driver showed up at 3:40 am – no need to worry!).

Giacomo went above and beyond when there was a mix-up with the courier service we had hired to pick up our tickets to the Wednesday Papal audience. Giacomo got on the phone to find out where our tickets were and then went on his scooter to meet the courier and retrieve our tickets to ensure we would get to see the Pope – one of the highlights of our trip. Exceptional service!
The location is perfect. Our first three early morning activities were at the Vatican. Since the apartment is located between the Vatican and other tourist sites we would stop in to shed our jackets before heading out for our afternoon activities at the Borghese Museum, the Pantheon, the Forum/Colosseum, Campo de Fiori, Piazza Navona, etc. We did not think about this feature when we booked the apartment, but we greatly appreciated it when we were there. We never needed to take public transportation and got to explore so much of Rome on foot.
The apartment is also located less than a block from a full-service Carefour Express (grocery store).
Despite being centrally located, it was on a quiet, small one-way street with many residences, and only a couple of boutiques and restaurants. It is set away from the major piazzas, which bring with them noise and lots of tourists milling around.
The flat is both beautiful, functional and extremely clean. It is on the first level above ground. It felt very safe and secure – even when returning late at night. The apartment was more spacious than it appears in the photos. The seating at the dining table was comfortable and in addition to serving its primary purpose, also provided us with a nice space to plan out the next day’s adventures. The bedroom is located in the rear of the flat away from the street, so it was extremely quiet and good for sleeping. It also had a spacious ensuite bathroom that had a shelf under the sink that provided ample storage space for our toiletries. There were three large built in cabinets (two in the hallway and one in the bedroom) to unpack and really contributed to our sense of being in our “own” home.
The kitchen was fully equipped with everything we needed to prepare meals. We cooked three complete evening meals and made a cooked breakfast every morning. The kitchen was extremely well stocked with pots that even had cup and liter marking on the side, two coffee makers (a drip and a capsule machine), pot holders, dish towel, vegetable peeler, bread knife, cheese grater, and many more kitchen gadgets. There was ample lighting throughout the flat in addition to two enormous windows on the street side that rose up to the 14 ft. ceilings.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Our only regret is that we were so busy touring around that we never had an opportunity to use the wood burning fireplace! I guess this gives us a reason to return . . .