We have just returned from an amazing two-week honeymoon in Italy, the last few days of which we stayed at Andrea and Christiana's beautiful apartment in Rome.

Firstly, it is important to point out that the apartment really is as cool as it looks in the photos! The split level design is great and very spacious, the decor is fantastic and it was just a great place to stay in. It was also quite consistently cool which was a massive relief as Rome was scorching! The location of the apartment is quite incredible, within reach of all the main sites and with amazing views to the Ludus Magnus and the Colosseum. Given the central location, it was nice to discover that the streets around the apartment were actually quiet with lots of nice little restaurants and bars - we can highly recommend Osteria Angelino dal 1899 - great food and vino rossa della casa, lovely staff and jazz music - we went twice it was so good.

One of the best things about the apartment was being able to get up early and walk straight into the historic sites before the crowds. We bought a combined two-day ticket to the Colosseum/Forum/Palatine Hill for 12e each (incredibly reasonable) - we spent the first morning in the Forum and Palatine, leaving at 1ish when the crowds and the heat were picking up; the next morning we got up and walked straight into the Colosseum at 8.30am, no queues or anything! We stayed for a a good few hours before leaving when things were really picking up.

Andrea and Christiana were fantastic hosts and made us feel very welcome. We would highly recommend their apartment to anybody visiting Rome and we hope to make a repeat visit soon. Many thanks!