Rome in late December/ early January is a great place to be!
A rather last minute plan to find accommodation for 8 (bringing together family from Europe and Canada) turned out just fine when we found Andrea's apartment/ hotel type rooms in Trastavere.
An amazing part of Rome, we loved the area, rich with unique shopping and lots of places to eat. An absolute gem for us was Giselda - a cafe and casual restaurant open from 7 am to 9 pm everyday (including New Year's Day) with the best service, coffee, pastries, pizza, sandwiches, wine and much more. The 8 of us gathered there most mornings to make our day's plan.
While the 3 flights of stairs to our rooms felt daunting at times, that bit of exercise helped work off all the delicious meals we enjoyed.
The rooms were as described - but we didn't realize that the kitchen and dining room were not going to accommodate us all - so to our disappointment we only had one meal together in the flat.
Response from Andrea and staff member Maria was attentive and timely. Transport from the airport for our varied arrivals and departments was arranged for us efficiently - thanks Maria!
Set up as almost separate accommodations, the bedrooms were quite separate; good if you want more privacy. As the first arrivals, we snagged the room with the full shower; the other bathrooms had tubs with shower attachments, but not much room to stand up.
All in all, our trip was a huge success