Livia's mom came to get us on the street. She was on time – early, actually – and swiftly brought us through the works of the apartment. I cannot emphasise it more: this location is perfetto. You are on the middle of Via del Babuino, one minute to Piazza del Popolo on the left, and a little more to Piazza di Spagna on the right.

The interior is well-appointed, with all the creature comforts you need. The bed is comfortable and clean, and the place was surprisingly spacious. The bathroom is stocked well, and so is the kitchen. The washer is effective, but the dryer is a centrifugal dryer that has no heat, so make sure you have time to leave out your laundry to dry. The steps up to the first-floor apartment can be quite difficult to scale with large bags.

Around the apartment within 3 minutes' radius are great restaurants, luxury shops, cute cafés, a great breakfast spot with eggs available (rare for Italy) and even a gelateria. Don't worry that the street is noisy, you have air-conditioning and double paned windows to keep the noise completely out!

Livia's mom was kind enough to ask us about our return journey to Fiumicino, and prepared a car that came on time right downstairs at EUR50. So convenient!