Overall, the stay was ok. However, «castle» inside Rome is a stretch of the imagination. The building is under construction. The ground floor entrance houses the buildings garbage. Once inside, it's a very standard apartment with several rooms. Can't say it smelled fresh either. The room was a good size, but the bathroom was small and the fan made lots of noise (and turned on automatically with the light). I just feel it was a tad expensive for what we got. Host was great and accomodating, allowed us to drop off our luggage before check-in and after check-out.