Marina and her lovely apartment rental easily ranks in the top 5 out of all the Airbnb rentals we have stayed in over the years. She is an experienced host who goes beyond most hosts because she genuinely cares about your visit to Rome, a visit filled with wonderful memories and experiences. Upon booking, she arranged airport transport to the apartment, upon arrival after explaining the apartment features she made reservations for a lovely neighborhood trattoria that became our favorite, and throughout our 6 day stay, she always promptly responded to our various questions.
Her apartment: The beautiful apartment with its terrific location (convenient to the bus lines but tucked away on a quiet street) was a perfect launch pad for our many walks in Trastevere and to different neighborhoods in Rome, lovely restaurants, and nearby cafes for our morning breakfasts. The weather in Rome was in the 90's and we were so, so grateful to return in the afternoon to the cooler apartment (before turning the AC on!). As one who is interior decorator challenged, I appreciated Marina's interior design which has a fun, contemporary, and practical design. The apartment has finishing touches, including a very comfortable bed.
The location: The location was amazing and worked so well for us. A 3 minute walk takes you to the river, the bus lines are also anywhere from 3-5 min walk depending on the bus line and we went everywhere in Rome on the bus. We walked to a lot of the landmarks in Rome as well because you are literally a short few minutes walk to several bridges crossing the river (Pantheon, Piazza Navona, etc are 20 min walk). The convenient apartment location allowed us to take advantage of early, early morning excursions, return in the heat of the afternoon to take our 'survive Rome' siestas, enjoy our afternoon gelatos, fuel up with apertivos and charcuterie platters in the early evening, and dinner late at night.
In short, this fabulous apartment is a great value and won't disappoint!