Unfortunately our stay was not the greatest experience. It seemed from many of the reviews this would be a great place and great value. On the positive side, the location and the accommodations are more than enough. As noted by many others, the space is a bit tight especially if having more than 2 people. This is to be expected as Rome is sort of like living in NYC. Apartments are small and need to cram as much as can be into small spaces. The location is great as it is absolutely in the heart of Trastevere and there are numerous good bars, restaurants, and cafes. Now the downside of being in the heart of it all is folks do stay out late and enjoy themselves, so do be prepared for some noise until midnight. The host does advertise this and was not a bother for us as we are used to it where we are from.
The downside and negative issue with our trip, was the discovery of mold in the bathroom which I did take pictures of (on the wall near the water tank, to the side of the water tank, and behind a hanging organizer on the wall). Additionally there was a buildup of mold in the washing machine gasket, which we know is commonly a problem with front load washing machines, if not cleaned and cared for properly. We know as we have one at home, and we take care to properly clean it so we don’t have this issue. The other large issue and honestly the main issue we experienced, was an apartment that at first smelled like an overpowered air freshener - but soon came to recognize after about a day was the musty smell of cigarette smoke. When returning to the apartment you are hit with an extremely strong scent of it. We also noticed it after leaving as a residual smell on our clothes. We have already arrived in our next location which is a hotel, and can smell it on our luggage, backpacks, shirts, pants, etc from our stay there. And I can say for sure it is not any type of residual smell from somewhere else as we did our laundry here, which was the main purpose of booking this location over another as it had a washing machine to do laundry.
So the summary is: great location, good accomodations (the bed is actually quite comfy), and the host was very friendly and charming. The negative is the mold, smell, and some late noise if that bothers you. I’ve noted to the host about the smell and hope she can address that and hopefully get the mold cleaned and she can have a fantastic place to stay for future guests.