My husband and I stayed here in October and absolutely loved it. The location was not only fantastic, but I'm a hard-to-please architect and I loved this classic Italian flat with beautifully decorated spacious interiors, comfy beds with gorgeous linens, air conditioning, and new quiet windows. (The host was also gracious. She left charming written recommendations for walking tours and local restaurants, and even helped us find a doctor when my husband had a cough) We hope to return soon with our two college age sons.

I wanted a place that was centrally located to most of the "biggies" in Rome, as I was traveling with my adult grandson and his girlfriend, who had never been to Italy before. I have been to Rome several times, and had in mind what I thought were the most important things to see, therefore, my need for a central location. Sistina was indeed that! The apartment is just a quick couple blocks to the Barberini Metro station, which we used frequently, yet the location was in a little neighborhood, where locals would have coffee, do some shopping.

The apartment itself was more than comfortable. We did have to walk up 42 steps to the apartment, but that was not a problem, only when bringing up luggage and taking it down again, but since we were traveling light, that did not present too much of a problem.

When I rent an apartment, I always check first for cleanliness (after all, I am a nurse!) This apartment, was spotless. Every surface, every item in the apartment was thoroughly clean. I was impressed with this. The apartment also had a fully equipped kitchen, which, I am sorry to say, I did not get to cook in, but I did check everything out to make certain that everything in the way of cooking equipment was there, as well as serving dishes, dishes and silverware. All was sufficient, without making the kitchen cluttered. Next visit, I WILL cook in that apartment. It was also complete with a dishwasher and a clothes washer. That was very helpful for us.

The bedrooms were large, roomy, plenty of storage space, and now, with the new soundproof windows, there was absolutely no street noise at night. Wonderful!!

The area is not far from the Spanish Steps, and close to 2 Metro stations. We walked almost everywhere withing a 2 mile radius, using the Metro to go to outlying areas, such as the Vatican, and out to other neighborhoods and to the train station. We walked to Ancient Rome, to the Coliseum, Vittorio Emmanuel monument, where one can go to the roof and see Rome from the sky!!

I would highly recommend not only this apartment, but Italy Perfect. Lisa was so helpful, and always answered my email queries immediately. I appreciated this, as it made my job as "tour guide" so much easier.

And my grandson and his girlfriend had the opportunity to see Rome in 5 days. They loved it, and we all felt comfortable in our home away from home.

The apartment was a little tight for five people. More comfortable chairs in the living room would be helpful. Overall, it was fine for our purposes and we enjoyed our stay.

The biggest drawback to the accommodations was the noise level at night coming through the bedroom windows - it was very difficult to sleep.

We loved the surrounding area and walkability to all the sites. Had a fantastic dinner in the rooftop restaurant around the corner - "Rossini". I would recommend Italy Perfect to friends, unless they were on a tight budget.

the Sistina apartment was a very comfortable apartment in a ritzy part of Rome. We visited two restauarants down the street which were great! Close to the Spanish steps as well. The only complaints we had were the noise on the street during the night, and the lack of dark shades in the bedroom because the street lights come on and you feel as though you are trying to sleep during the day!

Italy Perfect was great and we enjoyed our stay!

Thank you for your nice feedback, we're pleased you found the apartment comfortable, enjoyed the very upscale location and great restaurants down the block. We're sorry you didn't realize that the bedroom windows have external wooden shutters that can be closed to block out the light from the street lamps. We have asked the greeter to point out this feature to future guests. Regards, Lisa at Italy Perfect