Pros: Great location and walking distance to just about all the major sights. Emanuele was awesome to let me drop my bags of early to get my day started in Roma and I appreciated that so much. He carefully walked me through the apartment and was generally amenable.
Cons: Emanuele requested a city tax in cash, it was not much maybe (€15) but definitely strange as it’s advised that you not exchange money with your host outside of Airbnb. Also he offered no receipt for this transaction. I wondered a bit to late why its not just built it in to the Airbnb price since that’s easily traceable for tax purposes. That whole transaction was just off as other reviews mentioned. It needs to be clarified in Airbnb and a receipt should be given.
The apartment was generally as pictured but lacked much of the decor pictured in the photos. Felt cold figuratively and literally (its a lower level apartment). The apartment appeared neat and clean but I’m 99.9% sure the comforter on the bed was never washed/switched out from the previous host as it smelled like cologne and body odor (the bedsheets were fine). It just made me wonder whether the towels were actually changed out too. That was a huge bummer. But I made due with my own towels and extra blanket.
Finally, as a single woman traveling alone I was a bit uncomfortable on this street. Everyday, by late afternoon a group of guys would park themselves at one end of the street harassing and catcalling passerby- particularly women. This forced me to walk around to the opposite end of the street to enter the apartment but I was always a bit nervous that they could see where I was staying.
All in all, while I found Emanuele to be a nice guy, I think the apartment needs to be given a bit more attention. Don’t get comfortable just because your a Superhost. Perhaps a walk through performed by the host before a guest arrives or a checklist. And working with the city or neighbors to uphold cleanliness and avoid loitering on the street.