MOKA CLASSIC APARTMENT - IN THE TRUE HEART OF ROME

“Our” apartment in Rome was amazing – huge and containing everything we needed. We felt truly part of an Italian neighbourhood – leaning out our windows to see what was happening and walking everywhere. We had lots to look at out the five windows – two weddings, the Irish pub, Il Pane (the bread store, which was only open in the morning Tuesday-Saturday), the closest restaurant, and other neighbours. But closing the very good windows shut out any noise very effectively. In our seven days there we took the Metro only three times, even though two stations were very close, because the apartment’s location was so good.

Marco was the perfect host and went above and beyond to help us. He organized tickets to the Galleria Borghese (book at least two days ahead) and did a spectacular job of finding us a reasonably-priced private tour of Pompeii, complete with being picked up at the Naples train station, a quick tour of Naples, followed by a tour of Pompeii. We often dropped into the office after our day out, when Marco and his staff always appeared delighted to see us and expressed interest in our day. Our questions were answered promptly and email communication was excellent.

I cannot say enough about the high quality service, friendliness and helpfulness of the folks at MokHouse. We stayed in the 2 bedroom apt. My wife and I slept in the smaller bedroom. My son and his wife in the larger bedroom with queen bed that had its own bathroom. The three children, ages 4 to 11, stay in the living room, the biggest space of hall. The place was comfortable, clean, and convenient to everything we wanted to do. There was good food, restaurants, pizza, cafes and gelato within steps of MokHouse. Sometimes when I could not figure out which bus to take around the city I would text to Sylvi at the office. It seems there was ALWAYS someone in front of their computer that could research something, find it for you, and guide you if you need it. I did need it and surely appreciated the staff's prompt responsees. The kitchen was well equipped and they even left enough espresso for our entire six day stay. Thank you Marco, Sylvi, Isabella, and Andreas. You were great hosts and helped to make our trip extra special. Mahalo and aloha

Our recent stay at the Moka Classic apartment couldn't have been better. Marco, Sylvia, and Isabella were there to greet us after a long plane ride and help us get settled into a lovely apartment in a great section of Rome.The apartment was spacious, clean, comfortable, and attractive (and it had good wifi reception!) Its location, only three blocks from Rome's main train section and equally close to two metro stations, was ideal and meant we could easily get to whatever site or restaurant we wished to visit. We loved staying in a vibrant Roman neighborhood, Monti, and never tired of seeing the beautiful Santa Maria Maggiori Church, just a block away from the apt., each day when we returned "home" after sight-seeing.

One of the best things about staying at the Moka Classic apartment was the exceptional hospitality of Marco and his staff. They arranged for a driver to pick us up at the airport and they will try and arrange an early check-in if needed. They maintain an office onsite and while it is not staffed 24/7, during our stay there was someone present almost all the time to assist us. Marco, Sylvia, and Isabella are knowledgeable about sights, restaurants, transportation, etc. and were able to help us navigate our way around the City and make our trip more meaningful and fun. This included mapping out a great walk around the city, calling restaurants to help us secure reservations, and helping us research train schedules for trips to Florence and Venice. We enjoyed our stay with them so much, we returned to Rome at the end of our trip and stayed two extra nights at their equally wonderful B & B on the next floor up. An extra bonus of staying at the B & B is you get breakfast at a neighboring cafe included in the price of the rooms!)

Staying at the Moka Classic apartment and/or the MokHouse B&B; (Moka Pop, Vespa Pop rooms) was a true delight and when we return to Rome we will certainly stay here again at our new "home away from home."