Having never been to Rome before and after a hectic taxi ride through the city I had more than a few questionable looks from my wife as we pulled down a narrow street in the heart of the Trastevere district and the cab driver reached out his window to knock on the door at Vicolo Moroni 49. This clearly couldn't be the beautiful apartment I booked on Airbnb. By the end of our trip my wife couldn't have been happier with my choice. Don't judge the book by the cover on this one..once inside the apt itself was compact, beautiful, comfortable and convenient. Even though Laura was out of country we were greeted by a good friend who let us in and gave us a quick run down on the apt. and surrounding area. Laura did check in with us via text several times during our stay to make sure everything was OK. We are in our mid 50's and were surprised how quickly we found ourselves drawn to this funky, eclectic side of Rome as compared to our normal suburban way of life plus we were within 30 minutes walking distance to every main attraction we came to see. Disappointed that the Trevi Fountain was under construction and sounds like it could be for some time. Neighborhood can be a little noisy at night but closed window and slept like a babies. Arranging a ride to the airport through Laura was also another smart move and went smoothly. Only wish we would have checked airline first since our plane was delayed by 4 hours and we saw some areas on the way to the airport that were blocks away from us that we had missed and could have explored some more.
Not sure we could ever give up the suburban life but living here for a few days was sure a kick in the pants. Thanks Laura!!