We had a very enjoyable time staying at Elisabetta and Claudia’s apartment on Via Delle Ruote. The apartment was clean and comfortable, with two sizable bedrooms and a comfortable and functional kitchen with good natural light. The location is convenient, and we were within 10-minutes walk of most of the major museums, churches, and shopping areas. It is a quiet neighborhood, and the Carre Four Metro mini-supermarket just down the street is very convenient and could supply most of our daily needs.

The only downside to our stay was my inability to get my Windows PC to connect to the apartment’s Wifi network. We had no problem with our Apple devices, but be warned that the hosts were unable to make the system work with my PC, which I use for work. I was easily able to connect to the Wifi at the restaurant/café across the street, but was not a real solution, as because of the holidays the place was closed for much of our visit, and when it was open, its hours did not match well the times I needed access. This did handicap me during the holiday, which was a major inconvenience. If you are using Apple devices, you should have no problem, but for those using Windows, be warned that connection may be an issue. Elisabetta said she tried it with all of her computers, including Windows, and had no problem. I spent about an hour on the phone with our corporate IT support, and together we ran a number of tests. The outcome was that the signal coming from the Wifi was simply too weak, no matter where in the apartment I located the computer. But aside from this, all was good in the apartment, and we had an enjoyable stay.

A couple of additional notes: The building is several hundred years old, and that brings some minor problems that may not be fixable. When you enter the building on the ground floor, there is the smell of sewage, probably from a pipe leaking in the wall, but as soon as you climb the stairs, it is no longer noticeable. The apartment is on the 3rd floor (called 2nd floor in Italy), and Elisabetta and Claudia live on the 2nd floor.

Elisabetta was very responsive and kind, and aside from the Wifi issue, was very helpful in providing recommendations and doing her best to make sure we were comfortable.

On the same block as the apartment are some notable restaurants: an impressive vegetarian restaurant just 3 doors down to the right as you come out of the apartment, on the same side of the street; and a very good trattoria a couple of doors to the left on the same side of the street.

Very kid friendly and pet friendly.