The apartment is 4 minutes from the tram stop into the centre of Rome, and so is very well located. Where the apartment is located is run down, poor and dirty, however, so is Rome, but it is a safe place to be out after dark.
The communication with the Host was sporadic, plenty of contact at the time of booking, but no response, when needed, in the days leading up to the booking. It was the same during the stay, good contact at the beginning, but less at the end. It was also disappointing the Host didn’t meet us on arrival, as agreed, but left it to a ‘non English’ speaking neighbour to pass on a key!
The apartment was clean, but there was a bad drains smell every time you used the bathroom, and this smell also permeated through the whole apartment at night.
The shower curtain was also mouldy on the bottom.
The kitchenette was unusable as there were no saucepans or cutlery provided, so food, bought on the day of arrival, was left unused in the fridge all week. The fridge was also very noisy, turning on and off, particularly in the quiet of the night.
The sheets and pillows on the bed were clean but were old and in need of replacement, as was the sofa.
The book provided by the Host to give you important information, was poor. The contact number for the Host was incorrect, there was no addresses for the recommended places to eat, the Tram and Metro plans were confusing and the rear of the book had been used by children to scribble in. It would have been much more helpful if the book contained things such as; where to purchase tram tickets, the cost of the tickets, which station the Rome tram left from, details of the times of the first and last trams. People are mainly staying in the apartment to visit Rome and so information on access would have been very useful.
With some ‘tlc’ the apartment could be a good place to stay, but in its current condition it isn’t somewhere I would recommend.