The apartment was lovely and elegant, and in a great location in Central Rome, but NOT SAFE.
The main entry door, as well as the door to the apartment, looked like they had been recently broken into. Most importantly, the handle to the main apartment literally pulled out of the door (It pulled out of the door socket and I could literally hold it in my hand) which meant I could barely get in and out of the apartment without locking myself in or out. I literally had to re-insert the handle, fix the mechanism myself, to enter, leave, or lock the apartment. I was unsure all night if someone could come into the apartment, or if it was safe to leave my belongings As a woman traveling alone in Rome I did not feel safe and had concern and unrest leaving the apartment and sleeping in it.
The apartment was newly remodeled, so I was clearly the guinea pig on this new place. The shower head in the bathroom was not properly installed and sprayed water over the entire bathroom, flooding it and soaking my belongings.
The apartment also did NOT have wifi, which made it impossible for me to communicate and work via wifi (which is important when traveling). It also had NO INSTRUCTIONS whatsoever, and I could not get a response from the host to know if I could get wifi or not.
I brought all of this to the owners attention, but, of course, it could not be addressed the one night I spent there (which I was relieved it was only one night because It was definitely NOT SAFE). Felt like a shit show.
A good host would usually compensate me the night (which was expensive for Rome) and the poor quality of this experience, but I was offered nothing for having to endure this, and it was passed off as somehow acceptable and norma, even though she said workers would be there the next morning. That didn't help me feel any safer for the night I spent there!.
I will not be staying there again, even through it was a lovely looking place and clearly beautiful. I recommend anyone staying in the apartment confirm that these issues have all been addressed prior to booking.