Just completed a 9-week stay at the property.
- Location: the apartment is located in a very central spot in the Monti neighborhood, within walking distance to many key sites - Colosseum and Imperial Forum (6-7 minutes), Piazza Venezia (< 10 minutes), Trevi Fountain (10-15 minutes), and Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore (10-15 minutes). Public transportation options are great as well. There are many bus lines one block away on Via Nazionale that can take you to pretty much most of Rome. Metro line B Cavour station is also a short walk. For a longer stay, there are 3-4 “real” supermarkets nearby that can provide you everything you need. For eating out, the immediate neighborhood offers numerous restaurant options, including a bakery and an Indian restaurant right downstairs. A pharmacy is in the building next door – we got our Covid test there to return home.
- Apartment: the unit is on the 2nd floor of a walkup building. For Americans it’s the 3rd floor. Because of the slopping of the street, the basement is mostly above ground. So in effect to get to the apartment you need to take 4 short flights (12-steps each) of stairs. Pictures shown on the website gives a good idea of the interior of the unit. Upon entry you are in a very large square living room. The room is furnished with two white leather sofas (one of which contains a pullout mattress), a small table that can be used as a desk or dinning table, and many chairs. There is WiFi – good enough for browsing and watching Netflix. The kitchen is off the living room, which is basic but contains everything you need to cook and eat a meal. The fridge is very large (American size) and appears to be very new. The stove runs on gas. The apartment comes with 2 full bedrooms. The main bedroom is located in the corner of the building with two exposures. It has a Queen sized bed, which is very comfortable, and an attached, windowed bathroom. The bathroom has a large Jacuzzi tub with a hose, but not a standing shower. This bedroom also has a loft space accessible via a narrow staircase. This space is basically additional storage space. On the other side of the living room there is a second (loft) bedroom – a full/queen? sized bed above, and a full bathroom below. The only standing shower unit can be found here. The access to a small balcony (and a washer) is also through the loft bedroom. As the apartment building is located in the center of Monti, it does have street noise – traffic, late night revelers, and garbage collection, etc. Coming from New York City, I am used to city noise so it is not too much an issue for me. But for someone from the suburbs it might take some getting used to. If I could change anything, I’d swap out the old sofas for something better. They have certainly passed their prime. The one with a pullout mattress has little padding so we never sat in it.
- Communication: Our host Isacco was always very responsive, both during the booking process and throughout our stay. For checking-in, we were received by his colleague who gave us a brief tour of the apartment. Isacco also arranged our airport pickup/drop-off. Both drivers were punctual and courteous.
Overall, I had a great stay at this apartment – it was the perfect base to explore Rome and live like a local for a couple of months.