There aren’t enough words to express how much we loved this apartment! Out of the 3 homes we reserved during our holiday in Italy, this was by far our favorite. To begin, the space is stylishly designed. It reminded us of the trendy boutique hotels in Los Ángeles. Maurizio was kind enough to meet us later than expected when our flight from LA was delayed 2 hours. He gave us directions to a 24 hour market just 2 short blocks away so that we could buy light groceries and fruit for breakfast, as well as giving us his special recommendations for two delicious restaurants nearby. He arranged a private shuttle for us from the airport as well, which was a blessing because navigating through the local train stations was a nightmare. The private driver met us with a sign and cold waters as soon as we collected our baggage. The cost of the driver that Maurizio arranged for us was reasonable and cheaper than anything I found online. Long story short...Maurizio’s hospitality was amazing.
The apartment itself was beautiful and in the best location, in my opinion. It was positioned perfectly in the city and within walking distance to hundreds of restaurants, the shopping district, the Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and the Villa Borghese. We were even able to walk about 30 minutes to the Colosseum.
Located in the Piazza Poppolo, we could open the balcony doors and hear the church bells ringing. Directly across from the balcony was a view of a lovely rooftop garden, adding to the “Italian Romance”. The morning view from the balcony was one of my favorite parts of this home. Amazingly enough, the whole apartment seemed soundproof...which was wonderful in the busy Roman mornings. We heard nothing until we opened the balcony doors.
As far as essentials, the apartment had great air conditioning units in every room, the kitchen was fully stocked with appliances, cooking utensils and dinnerware. There was a washer/dryer appliance that helped tremendously as a traveling family of 4. The bathrooms were luxurious with lots of hot water and rainfall showers. The smart TVs in every room were great and easy to connect to our Netflix account. The WiFi was incredibly fast and made it easy to run our businesses remotely. The apartment is on the 3rd floor but there is a 2 person elevator to help if you can’t go up the stairs. There are two locked entryways just to get into the building so we always felt safe. The area itself was incredibly safe and we never felt afraid to go for walks later in the evening. There were restaurants open way past 11pm(23:00) on any given night.
5 stars for location, beautiful design, hospitality, convenience and cleanliness. Great value at an affordable price!