La casa dell' artista

Liked: freedom of space indoors (much better than being stuck in a single small hotel room, as I've done before in Rome); comfy bed; shutters kept rooms cool despite high temperatures (over 30 C) outside; full facilities for cooking, refrigerating, washing clothes, and bathroom/washing machine already stocked with supplies; perfect Wi-Fi, so important since I was there for 2 weeks on business; very close to supermarkets (several such as Elite under 10 min walk); close to major train station (Roma Termini around 20 min walk); safe area (there are some nearby streets en route to Termini where a few homeless people hang out early in the morning/late at night; despite being a lone female, I felt no risk, they were no nuisance at all; however, if passing them would make you feel uncomfortable, be assured there's a multitude of other streets running parallel which you can take instead - incidentally, some of these smell beautifully of a maquis fragrance...just follow your nose!); friendly and considerate owner (and his daughter who checked me in) who replies swiftly to email/phone enquiries, in English, e.g. I experienced a small incident one day (minor water leak in bathroom from apartment upstairs) and owner arrived very quickly and dealt with it all there and then, with no further problems. Tip: Use the keypad code buttons for opening the street-level door to the apartment block rather than the key; the buttons worked every time while the key usually didn't.

Appartment was very nice, comfortable and clean. Near the Termini Station. In the university neighbourhood.

Not only was this apartment clean and roomy, but we were really happy with the location and how safe we felt there. The courtyard was really nice, and the views were pretty. It was useful to have a washing machine for a family of five, too.