My wife and I stayed in the Loft Trastevere apartment for nine nights in April/May.

It was a wonderful place for the two of us, but I cannot imagine staying here with another couple or even with our children, there is no privacy inside the apartment.

If you are looking for a place with old-world charm, note that the ambiance here is that of an IKEA showroom. We didn't plan on spending much time in the apartment (and didn't), so that wasn't a big deal for us. On the other hand, the place was very clean and the kitchen well equipped. We found not just a few plates and pots, but enough that we didn't have to run the dishwasher every day. We had plenty of hot water all the time.

We did not find any use for the TV, as there was only Italian-language channels available, no international cable channels. On the other hand, the internet modem worked well most of the time, so we stayed informed via other means than TV.

The apartment is located in a very quiet area of Trastevere, but only minutes from all the evening action around the local piazzas. We felt completely safe around the neighborhood at all times. A three-minute walk took us to the grocery store and, next-door, the best gelateria we found in Rome (huge portions). This part of Trastevere is outside the core of Rome, but it is close enough that you can walk to anything. 25 minutes to Pantheon, 30 to Forum Romanum, 35 to the Piazza Spagna (and that's all the way across town). St Peter's took us 30 minutes to get to.

The apartment looked exactly like the pictures portray it, although it was considerably darker when the window shutters were closed. Since it has a loft layout, the temperature difference between downstairs and upstairs was at times significant. As someone mentioned, it felt slightly damp unless we kept the windows open. The apartment is located on the ground floor (actually about two feet below the street level), which is convenient but gives you zero privacy unless the shutters are closed (and even then, you can see the sleeping area from the street if it's dark outside and the lights are on inside). As we spent only a couple of hours a day in the apartment, we were not too concerned about that, it can be worked around.

Our hosts were very helpful and arranged for a driver to take us from the airport and back. We strongly recommend having your airport transit pre-arranged, it takes a lot of stress out of the situation; it is money well spent.