10/10 Excellent
Trish G.
1 Nov 2018
Lovely terrace and bright lounge / dining room
We stayed 6 weeks in the apartment. Elena, our host, was really helpful, and easily reached on WhatsApp or by email / text. Her English is excellent, which avoided any communication issues for me as I don't speak Italian. The couple of minor things I asked for, were promptly supplied. The apartment is in a small neighbourhood area, where you really do get to recognise the locals! The terrace gets the morning and early afternoon sun, and we spent most of our time there, when we were in the apartment.
There are several supermarkets in easy walking distance, and local fruit sellers, butchers, chemists, deli's etc supplying everything that you need. The bakers downstairs makes delicious croissants, and their ready-made canneloni and lasagnes are great. But be prepared to get up early, They sell out quickly!
There are plenty of restaurants nearby, from takeaway pizza, to fish and traditional trattoria. Not to mention great gelateria!
It is easy to get into town from the apartment. We mainly used the 44 and 75 buses, which you can get a couple of blocks from the apartment. Quattro Venti train station is a few minutes walk away. We discovered a quick way back from town - a 64 bus which goes past the Vatican, to S Pietro station, where you can hop on a train to QV which only takes 5 minutes. It's far faster than the 982 bus.... (Note - the buses aren't great on a Sunday!) Bus tickets last 100 minutes and cover the local trains, buses and 1 metro connection, so you can change buses easily.
It is only a short walk downhill into Trastevere, or Porta Portese (great Sunday morning market), but you might want to take a bus back - it is up quite a steep hill. There are several nice parks nearby Parc Pamphili is huge, and only a block or two away. We walked for hours in it, and it is a lovely place just to sit on a bench and watch the world go by.
The apartment has free-standing fans in each bedroom, and a portable air-con unit in the lounge (which we needed a bit in our first couple of weeks). The bathroom has also been upgraded, and now has a walk-in shower rather than a bath. Elena left us plenty of bed-linen because she knew we were having visitors during our stay.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Rome!
Trish G.
Stayed 43 nights in Sep 2018
