Elisabetta is a lovely host. She greeted us with warmth and friendliness after a very long journey to Rome. Elisabetta is very thoughtful, and had lollipops on the beds for my kids when we arrived. She was very quick with responding to our needs and did her best to fix whatever issues we were having with the apartment.
The apartment is in a basement setting. It had spacious rooms and many bathrooms for our family of 5. The apartment is decorated in a quirky and fun manner, which my kids really enjoyed. The kitchen is small (like most European kitchens) and it only has a dining area, no living room. There is a combo washer/dryer which was very helpful for us during our one week stay. The apartment has air conditioning which was very nice after being in Rome’s 80-90 degree heat all day.
The location is about a 10 minute walk from the Metro. It is very convenient to get to any place in Rome. There are also bus stops close by. The apartment is near some wonderful restaurants, ice cream parlors and a one block walk from the grocery store. Very convenient.
There are a lot of mosquitoes in the garden area and in the house. Please be prepared and bring bug spray. Elisabetta provides mosquito coils, but my kids and I still got bit.
The bathrooms were clean but a bit old, with a strong urine smell. It seems like the wooden floor might be stained with the smell. I brought Clorox wipes with me, but it didn’t help much.
The biggest issue that we had with the apartment was the hot water and one of the bathrooms had a flooded shower and toilet. The hot water went out on us two times which was very inconvenient when you’ve walked for hours all day and just want a nice warm shower before bed.
Elisabetta was very responsive to our problems and tried her best to remedy the situation. She is a very good host, I just think the plumbing/water heater might need to be fixed in the future.
All in all we enjoyed our trip to Rome. And it was a pleasure to meet Elisabetta and stay in her garden apartment.
Thank you Elisabetta, wishing you the best.