Initially I was very excited about staying at the 'Cosy enchanting attic'- upon arrival I had to climb 6 flights of stairs with luggage to reach the apartment and being advertised to me on the forth floor was a little deceptive. I paid a substantial amount of money to stay here for a month under the condition that the apartment was fully air conditioned, had a washing machine and working wireless. I was assured that it had all of these- I quickly came to realize this was not the case after arriving and the apartment was 36'c inside- there is a tiny air conditioning unit in the bedroom (on the lower floor) which is so old and extremely poor functioning- it is desperate for a filter clean I could see the dust falling out. The rest of the apartment; living room and kitchen were not air conditioned and in fact the entire apartment was like a glass house, meaning you had to keep all of the curtains and blinds shut to try to keep out some of the heat... meaning the views Ketty raves about are wasted as you have to stay in darkness.

I then I quickly discovered that Ketty is actually not the owner of the apartment and when I asked her where the washing machine was she looked confused and walked around the apartment searching in every cupboard- to both of our surprises there was no washing machine- do you not think this is something she should have known, and given the fact that I wrote to her asking specifically if there was a washing machine, that it was necessary for my stay.

The internet that I was also promised was the most unreliable I have experienced. Making calling home very difficult because at any time it would go off- some times for hours. It became extremely frustrating.

The apartment itself looks much better in the photographs than in reality- it was dirty, the bathroom looked as though it hadn't been cleaned in months. It was very dark and truly a complete mess full of the owners crap that he obviously couldn't sell. To make matters worse the stairs that lead up to the kitchen are the most dangerous I have ever experienced... really I would definitely not recommend this apartment to anyone with children.

The kitchen was poorly equipped with only 2 gas rings (one of which didn't even work).. and a fridge that was on its last legs. It was also a jungle with plants everywhere growing from the ceiling attracting lots of flies.

The terrace was fine, although they provided two sun beds, both of which were broken and only lay flat on the floor... defeating the point of them. The view was nice, however this was quickly spoiled by the noise of the neighbors- wow, it made me want to run away very quickly, think high pitch screaming for hours!

Ketty, the 'host' was not very helpful- her English is not very good and she does not know the area that the apartment is in at all so was completely unable to help with anything. She also decided she wanted to bombard me with texts relating to her admin that she had also done poorly meaning I was constantly bothered by her and having to spend more money texting abroad.

All in all I would definitely not recommend this apartment to stay in. If it were cheap I would say go ahead but under the knowledge that it is a complete mess, but it is not. I think you can find some much nicer apartments at much better rates. The only saving grace is that the apartment is in Roma, and it is a magical city.

After spending so much money on this apartment I feel utterly disappointed in having such an uncomfortable stay in this apartment and having been so blatantly misled by Ketty.