This was my families very first experience with Airbnb. From the start of our communication with Alessandro (Alex), I immediately felt at ease. In the age of communication where information can overwhelm you and you need to be guarded, it was nice feel like i was speaking with someone who put me at ease. My first request for information was met with an eagerness from Alex to help my family of 5 visiting Rome for the first time. Our communications back and forth immediately put me at ease and I genuinely felt like we were being welcomed into a family member’s home and not a sterile apartment rental. It was done and we couldn’t wait to get to Rome.

Alex was very helpful with assisting our travel plans from Rome FCO (as mentioned we were travelling with three young children after a long travel change. As always Alex was quick to respond with many different option to help evaluate cost vs time in arriving. We chose the most efficient and shortest and the kids loved taking the trains and metro. A lovely learning experience for our sheltered kids from the West Coast of North America.

I can go on and on about all the amazing little things that Alex did to prepare for our arrival. It was truly like coming home. We were greeted with an apartment that was exactly as reflected as it is in the photos. For me the best part was that Alex and his wife had left us some amazing starter items a nice bottle of wine and a beer, pasta and sauce to get the first meal going and an amazing orange cake which I really tried to finish after the kids were put to bed. It was too good to share with a three year old.

The location is amazing. We really walked everywhere even with the little ones. Their FitBits all recorded over 30,000 steps each day while Daddy was dragging behind. Casa Rica is truly the best location to stay with AIrBnB if you are coming to Rome. A block away is the metro which can get you to any location you want. If you walk 5 minutes you will be in the heart of St. Peter’s Square. My husband and my oldest daughter took advantage of the quick walk to go for Gelato and FaceTime friends back home from the centre of the square.

Thank you Alex. You helped to make this an unforgettable vacation.

We will be back and will recommend Casa Rica to friends who are visiting Rome.

Eirikka, Dave and the kids