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I'll start with the good things: The apartment is well located, in a very residential part of the city, about 10 minutes walk south of the Travestere railroad station. If you want to be closer to the tourist sites, you wouldn't want to stay here, but if you want a more laid-back taste of real Rome, the neighborhood was great--lively and safe. It's about a 20-minute bus ride to get to most of the main attractions. The apartment was also cleaned to a good standard. The price is more than reasonable.
Now for the problems: We were here in January and the apartment was freezing. What little heat there was came on from about 6-10 pm, but even that was substandard. There was also a bit of heat in the morning, but it was gone by 9 am. This meant that it didn't really have any of the advantages of an apartment, because it was far too uncomfortable to cook anything in the kitchen, which had no heat at all, or come back during the day to rest for a couple of hours. Literally, there were moments when my teeth were chattering. At the very least, the heating issue should be mentioned in the description so people know what they're getting into.
The second problem was the staff. As we were arriving in the early morning, we asked if there was any way we could leave our luggage before checking into the apartment. They told us that was impossible. When we did meet the woman at 2pm (beginning of check-in time), she was 10 minutes late and very cursory in showing us the apartment. She was hesitant to even to let us check the keys and make sure they worked. The only thing she seemed to care about was receiving the 28 Euro city tax, which I told her I'd give her the next day, since we hadn't yet changed money into Euros. After that interaction, all our communication was by text. She said she'd left me a receipt for the 28 Euros, which I left for her in the kitchen, but there was no receipt. She also said she'd talk to the owner about the heat, but the heat didn't improve. When we left the apartment, I again asked if we could pack up everything and leave the luggage in the hall to pick up before the next occupants checked in at 2, she told us we had to be out at 10:30 because the next people were coming at 11:30. She didn't answer me when I asked why she wouldn't let us check in early, as we'd originally asked her to.
One of these issues alone may not have been such a big deal, but added up, they definitely put a damper (or perhaps a literal chill) on our trip. Considering our next apartment host is picking us up at the Catania airport for only a little bit more money than the bus would cost, I think people could do better, even in busy Rome.
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