Apartment F

My wife and I stayed in Apartment F for 5 nights in April. It is a studio apartment and reminded me of a pool house or converted garage. The bed was very comfortable and we made use of the outside table and chairs for breakfast. Even though the apartment is furthest away from the road, you can still hear the traffic from the road in the early morning. We were happy with the cleanliness, although mildew was starting to build up around the bathroom tiles. There was no spare roll of toilet paper in the apartment, but after a couple of days we decided to ask the owner for one instead of buying a whole pack ourselves. They were very receptive and gave us a new roll immediately. The owners were very friendly and were happy to answer any questions we had.

It was nice to be able to retreat to a non-touristy area. The location is just off of most tourist maps. Since we found the bus system easy to use, we didn't mind at all. The discount supermarket Dico was great too. I bought a nice buffalo mozzarella there and found it much cheaper than some of the other supermarkets.

I would highly recommend the family run Sardinian restaurant Bentu & Soi across the street. It was by far the best meal we had in Rome, at a fair price. We even went back for a second night. Our waiter spoke some English and was very helpful with the menu. The other places we ate at may have been too close to touristy areas, although one of them was guide book recommended. I did not like near-by nearby Miseria e Nobilita Naples pizza place and found the take out pizza by the slice places around town tastier. The coffee bar just across the street and to the left was also great. It was nice to get local priced cappuccinos for under a euro and the staff was very friendly. It's hard to tell what some of the shops are since some don't have signs and close the shutters after hours. But there is a bakery across the street and another around the block to the right. Also a take away pizza place that looked really good but we didn't have a chance to try.