If you’re visiting the Colosseum, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anywhere closer than this apartment. The host is absolutely wonderful and goes out of his way to make guests feel welcome and to be helpful if issues arise. When the airline lost our baggage, he offered to wait three hours at the house to make sure we didn’t miss the delivery while we were out seeing the sights (we had paid for tours that we couldn’t cancel). He also offered to let us keep our luggage at the apartment until 2 o’clock on the day of checkout.
Because sharing is caring, here are some of our thoughts about the apartment. These are not criticisms, but rather they are simply our observations that American travelers, in particular, might wish to know before booking.
— General —
•The auto locks are awesome.
•There is a 3.5 Euro per person tax due in cash at the beginning or end of your stay. I didn’t remember reading about it and we’ve never had to pay a tax outside of the website, so just be aware.
•You hear every step, every word from your neighbors upstairs.
•The washing machine is tiny (two pairs of jeans, 2-3 t-shirts, and some undergarments fill it completely), and it takes hours to cycle IF you don’t choose “Mini 30.”
• There is great water pressure throughout the apartment, which means turning on the faucet just a little gives you a splashing jet of water.
— Bathroom —
•The bathroom is small, even by European standards.
•The sliding shower door (a tri-part) has one panel that falls off easily; it is missing a rail wheel.
•There is tons of hot water, but like most European bathrooms the water will cycle between hot and cold and hot again as it mixes in the pipes.
— Bedroom —
•Like another person mentioned, the bed is loud and actually slightly inverted (feet above head). This is due to the slat construction of the frame. It’s definitely a weird sensation, but I’m not sure it affected our sleep or ability to fall asleep.
•Again, like another person mentioned, the bedroom is pitch black at night, which is perfect for sleeping in.