ROMAN DUPLEX NEAR PANTHEON TERRACES GLORIOUS PANORAMIC VIEWS

My one-sentence, highest recommendation is that the two of us loved the Via Gesu apartment so much that the day we returned home, we booked the apartment for the same time next year.
This sentence doesn’t tell you why, so let me explain. This two-story apartment would be special in any location, but where it is located makes it extra-special. From its two large terraces, balcony and many windows, you have four exposures—west to the sunset over the domes of St. Peter’s and the wedding-cake spiral of Sant’Ivo, southwest to the dome of the Pantheon, north to the clockface on the Collegio Romano, and east to the Quirinale and the dome of the Gesu. You can gaze out from your terraces, watch the sea gulls and meditate on how all of the centuries-old buildings fit together like a giant, three-dimensional mosaic.
When you wake in the morning you can take a few steps into the Via della Pigna to have a caffe latte and a freshly baked cornneto at Café Ge-Mi. By your second day the woman at the register will know your order. Here you can see neighbors (and their dogs) who live and work nearby in a precise ballet that takes place while you sip—in, drink an espresso, out. You can have a simple and delicious lunch each weekday at Enoteca Corsi on the ground level of the building with a lively mix of neighbors and workers who descend in a frenzy just after 1 p.m.
You will be able to walk everywhere in the centro storico from the apartment and return after lunch for a read of the International Herald Tribune and a nap. The tranquility of the setting inspires a leisurely pace--each day a mixture of a museum, a stop at a bakery for a fresh torta rustica for dinner, a gelato, shopping for shoes, a Campari and soda, a leisurely dinner watching the sun set over St. Peter’s dome and the moon rise over the Quirinale and a quiet night's sleep.
Your way in this sixteenth-century building will be made smoother and safer by the exceptionally friendly and helpful portiere, Luca. The apartment is spacious and is comfortably furnished with two long couches in the living room, a sound system, SKY TV and a compact, well-equipped kitchen, & 3 full baths. (And you will be able to say that you gazed at the dome of the Pantheon while washing dishes.)
Rome offers the perfect mix of culture, walking and people watching, shopping, and food; a stay in the Via Gesu penthouse offers the perfect location and ambience to enjoy the best of Rome.

I just wanted to take the opportunity to say how much we enjoyed staying in the apartment. The apartment is beautiful, the location is perfect, and the view is absolutely spectacular. It was also perfectly quiet, which was nice after a noisier experience in Florence. This was our fourth visit to Rome, and the third apartment we have rented there, and was by far the best place we have stayed. Thank you again.

We just returned from a 10 day stay at this wonderful apartment and can only say "wow, what a fantastic place." The apartment far exceeded our expectations, even though our friends stayed here a couple of years ago and loved it. The apartment is truly an oasis of comfort in the middle of ancient Rome; I could (and probably did) sit for hours and soak-up the sights and sounds of Rome. The apt is close to everything with the Pantheon around the corner, the Colussium an easy walk, Piazza Navona and Vatican City a few cobbestoned streets away, and the Trevi Fountain and Spanish steps not far in the other direction. To go further a field (e.g., the Appian Way) buses run nearby.
We have rented many very nice homes in the U.K., Italy, and the USA, but this is the best. We are a family of four (with two teenage girls) and we all had our space and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The owner is exceedingly helpful and even called during our stay to make sure everything was okay. The home is spotless and the housekeeper came twice during our stay. This apartment is excellent! Best wishes and see you again.... the Hood/Jones Family, California, USA