I really enjoyed my stay in this apartment. It was just the right size for me by myself. I think it's advertised as a one bedroom because the second bedroom isn't technically separate from the living room. I stayed in the bedroom off the living room. Since it has no windows and it was away from the street, it was dark (but with ambient light from the living room) and quiet. I found the bed comfortable. For the cool weeks of January and early February, I had my heated blanket. But I found it was pretty warm at night, even though there's no central heat. The other bedroom faces the street, so would have gotten a bit more noise. Mostly it was quiet, but it is a city and a busy street so sometimes there was noise, but I wore my ear plugs and didn't have a problem.
The kitchen was good. I never figured out how to light the oven, but that was ok as I cooked with the stovetop, which worked great. there's a full refrigerator, and a washing machine. They have a nice drying rack which allowed me to dry everything quickly. Super convenient!
They were good enough to order a desk for me, since I had told them that I'd need a desk all day every day. I bought myself an office chair at Ikea (which i gave away to a friend), and it worked great.
There's a nice closet in the back bedroom where i stored my luggage, and a nice chest of drawers and area for hanging clothes in the front bedroom. It was perfect for me.
The bathroom is small but very functional, with hot water for the shower.
There's a balcony which is nice; I really didn't use it as a balcony, but i loved all the light. It's a very sunny apartment, which is important to me.
One thing to note is that it's on the 4th floor. For me, that was great, as I like the exercise. But if you have issues with your knees or anything, I guess that could be a drawback.
I never met Fabian, but Reina met me and was so helpful lugging all my luggage up those flights of stairs. Also, one night I couldn't get the lock open and Reina got a locksmith over there quite quickly. I really appreciated that. It turned out all it needed was a squirt of oil.
A little thing that I got used to: apparently Roma is the neighborhood that is most unstable in terms of seismic activity. I felt little rumbles every day. Very minor, and apparently it can be caused just by big trucks, etc, not just the earth moving. It was disconcerting at first, but I got used to it. Just FYI so others don't worry.
The location is absolutely ideal. Right in the heat of Roma. I loved having wonderful cafes so close by, and I always felt safe in the area.
I was absolutely at home in this apartment for 3 months, and I would 100% want to stay there again.