Rome Vacation Rental apartment: Rome Centre

This is a great apartment in about the best location you can find in the historic center of Rome. It is a 10 minute walk to St. Peter's, 15 to the Colliseum, 5 to Campo dei Fiori, less than 10 to Piazza Navona.

The apartment is nicely furnished and very comfortable. I stayed there for two months straight. I spent many full days in the apartment working and it was very adequate for my purpose.

The owner of the apartment, Giampaolo, is a very warm, thoughtful and helpful gentleman who focused on making sure that my stay was excellent.

I highly recommend this property for any length stay in Rome!

Tom

We stayed a week at this magnificent apartment in Rome (from 23 June 2009), a real jewel in the historic centre, near Campo de' Fiori, Trastevere and Piazza Navona, on the second floor of an old building (from 1600). It looks out onto a small piazza, with a small supermarket and a restaurant. It is luxuriously renovated, with nice old features, old wooden beams in the ceiling, leaded glass doors in the shower and bedroom, and even a marble statue in the hall.
The landlord is kind and easy.
There is free internet connection, LCD flatscreen, airconditioning, etcetera. Spotlessly clean, with everything you could ask for and dream of. Very spacious, with enormous storage space in the wonderful built-in wardrobe. Huge four poster bed, with excellent quality mattress; high quality bathroom and kitchen (with design bidet and toilet, high quality dishwasher, fridge and freezer, even an electric waste grinder built into the kitchen sink). The kitchen is stocked with a nice supply of food (all the elementary things) which is really handy for short time lets. Lots of kitchen utensils: even a pasta machine, juicer, kitchen robot, at least 2 sets of dishware,...
To reach the flat easy, quick and cheap: take the train from Fiumicino to Trastevere (several per hour), then take tram 8 to Largo di Torre Argentina (endstop), cross the road (to bookshop Feltrinelli) and take bus 40, 62 or 64, ... to Chiesa Nuova. Then cross the traffic lights to the Via Cartari.
Our week stay was a real home from home. And all this for the price of a three star hotel. We lóved it and can certainly recommend it!

This is an excellent choice for a stay in Rome. I stayed here for four nights, and I was impressed with the cleanliness of the apartment, its location, and the authentic "feel" one gets by staying here instead of a hotel. The owner met me at the apartment, described how everything worked, and answered several question I had via email both before my arrival and during my stay. The apartment includes a nice library of books, DVDs, and is decorated with nice art work.

As far as the location is concerned, it is really quite good. The apartment is within walking distance of most sites in the historic district, and getting to further off places is easy with the busses running between Roma Termini (Train Station) and the Vatican stopping only a block away. Also, there are several good eats nearby, including The Library Restaurant (TripAdvisor's #1 restaurant in Rome) and my personal favorite, Le Maschere.

If you have trouble climbing stairs, be advised that there is a bit of a hike to get to the apartment. However, I would strongly recommend that anyone else consider this apartment for a vacation rental.