First, the apartment was not at the address advertised or confirmed and I was not told until I was on my way to the apartment. The explanation also did not make sense, but I didn't press the issue. However, this was only the first of several unpleasant aspects of the apartment. The bathroom has black mold on the wall that separates it from the bedroom, and the cabinet under the bathroom didn't shut so the doors were always wide open, taking up much of the small space. The shower had a pile of dirt in it when we arrived, and there wasn't any hand soap. The bathroom sink had such a malodorous drain that I almost threw up while brushing my teeth. One of the towels had dirt all over it. On the second night, a giant clump of dirt fell from the rafters onto the bed. In the morning, I awoke to tickling on my face: There were sugar ants crawling on me. The pillows were so flat that I couldn't fall asleep for hours even though I'd walked miles in the heat and lie there in a steamy, non-air conditioned apartment. Oh and the door frame was hanging off the wall so you could see into the apartment from the hallway. They let us check out late, which was nice because I didn't want to leave the city. Rome and that neighborhood are fantastic, but this apartment was definitely not.