GuestHost - Testaccio & Piazza Liberatrice Apartment

Sehr gute Ausstattung, insbesondere die Küche (hat Spülmaschine und Waschmaschine); sehr netter Ansprechpartner und sehr flexibel; gute Lage für Essen und Trinken (traditionell); sehr gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis; die Wohnung ist sehr groß; Aufzug vorhanden; viele Restaurants und Cafés und Eisdielen um die Ecke; es ist nicht so touristisch;

Wenig Fenster in der Wohnung und dadurch wenig natürliches Licht (stört aber nicht, weil gute Beleuchtung und man ist eh zum Besichtigen der Stadt da); die Eingangstür ging etwas schwer auf (mit etwas Übung wird es besser); das Badezimmer, insbesondere der Duschkopf hat wenig Druck und die Badewanne hat Flecken, die Duschwand hält das Wasser nicht gut ab (es ist aber ok und man kann sich damit arrangieren).

The apartment is in the heart of Testaccio, very well connected to train stations and buses, while you can also walk to several sights. Testaccio is not at all touristic, it gives you a real sense of Roman life, with hundreds of options to eat, a local market, supermarkets, etc. For a business traveler, the apartment is just perfect, as long as you don't work from home, only because it does not have enough natural light. It is fully equipped with whatever you may need. Management also was responsive as I had a problem with the coffee machine on the first day, and they came over to fix it. There is an elevator that can fit also the luggage! And a wardrobe space to hang your clothes and store your luggage properly. The place is trully spacious!

Not enough natural light as the apartment overlooks the internal courtyard. In the living room you need to always keep several lights on (on a positive side, there are several lighting options). So not a happy place to work from home. You can hear the neighbours and their TV until late at night. Bring your earplugs! Cleaning was OK but missed some spots (like the glass table). Shower is a bit challenging as it is hard to get the right temperature and impossible to get only one shower head working. So you need to use both at the same time. Also, there was no extra blanket and I was cold the first couple of nights, as probably the apartment was empty the days before I arrived. Thereafter, it was just fine, as the center heating was good.

The location is very good. 2 bus stops, grocery store, 2 cafes, and a park nearby. Easy to get to any corner in the center by bus (buy the bus tickets frome tobacco stores in the morning). Wi-fi, air conditioning and TV worked perfectly well but be careful, you can cause a blackout if you have 3 and more electrical devices plugged in the outlet. Apparently it is common in Italy but we were not notified about it and had to fix electricity problems in the middle of the night. Fortunately the host responded to my text and we were able to fix the problem.

The house smells bad(but not thaaat bad), turn on the air conditioning to make it a bit better. The water pressure in the shower was really bad, not enough hot water for 4 people to shower. The bath was dirty and while showering all the floor got wet since the cover was not covering well. Some of the towels were dirty as well and the apartment was a little dusty. Not enough toilet paper.