The apartment was lovely and had everything we needed. We made good use of the kitchen and the laundry facilities! I would definitely stay there again, or recommend to a friend. As we were there in winter, one concern we'd had ahead of time was about keeping warm enough in an older building -- but in fact the apartment was kept quite toasty with radiant heat.

The Spar Market around the corner and the Pomodoro restaurant at the end of the block were both handy and helpful for when we wanted a quick meal without having to search out a fancy restaurant.

The neighborhood is quite upmarket, with several awesome sites to see within a few blocks (don't miss the Galleria Borghese!) We did a lot of walking, and made use of the metro to visit sites further away (like the Colosseum and Vatican). Also took a day trip out to Ostia Antica, which was well worth the journey, and very easy to get to.

The only difficulty we had was with sticky deadbolts -- nearly found ourselves locked out a couple of times, which necessitated a call to Rene for a work-around.

I actually already have recommended Italy Perfect to a couple of friends who are thinking about trips to Rome.

This apartment although not in the very heart of things,is in a very good safe area,and if you are reasonably fit and enjoy walking,you can walk almost anywhere you need ,to see the sights.However there is a metro stop 8-10 mins away if you need it.

The kitchen is very well equipped ,and has everything you need to cook for yourself.Everything was clean.

Hairdryer, iron and board all provided.

The bathroom was also well equipped ,having a washer and a dryer,however I found the shower a little awkward.It had 2 fixed shower heads,neither of which seemed "right",however we managed.

The bedroom has lots of storage room and the bed was very comfortable. The room is also quiet,so you can sleep well.

Nearby,there is a small supermarket,and also several restaurants where the food is good. We ate at Pomodorino a couple of times,and also at Marco's.

The information sent beforehand is comprehensive,and the "greeter" was waiting for us as planned ,and was very helpful,answering our questions.

I have to say,I felt the sitting room ,on first opening the door,was smaller than I had anticipated from the photo,but actually was fine.Internet access was good.

If the apartment was mine,however,I would make it a 2 person only apartment,and replace the converter lounge/bed with a proper,really comfy couch !!

Overall,we had a good time in this apartment. Thank you.

[Thank you, Jan. It was a pleasure to work with you. The Via Veneto is a central location for Rome, but next time we can find you a place in a more bustling location!]

We enjoyed staying in this apartment for a week in September 2011. The rooms are all roomy and nicely furnished. Having a washer/drier is a great convenience. The couch was comfortable for siting and sleeping (I sometimes snore.) Mostly quiet though a few nights we heard conversation or tv noise late, but this was solved by turning on the air conditioner (nice that there are separate controls for the living room and bedroom.) The location was good, on a pleasant street with good restaurants. For us, it was walking distance to many tourist sites, (we like to walk,) though it's a good hike to the Coloseum or Vatican, and we sometimes took a cab home at the end of the day. Wifi worked well. In short, we loved it, and would be happy to stay here again when we return to Rome.

The experience of staying in this apartment was even better than the descriptions we had read online, and our discussions with Italy Perfect prior to our trip.

LOCATION: The apartment is just one block off the top of the Via Veneto in a great area with access to everything: just two blocks from the Villa Borghese Park, and easy walking distance to many of the top sites including the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, Piazza del Popolo, and others. Actually, twice in our stay in Rome we even walked back to the apartment after dinner in Trastevere on the other side of the Tiber River - a walk that took about 1.5 hours, but was completely doable and enjoyable (there is nothing like walking in Rome at night!). Rome is so manageable in its size, and you really see more of the city's character if you walk everywhere. But just in case, you can access the metro after a 5+ minute downhill walk from the apartment.

THE BUILDING/APARTMENT ITSELF: Just as described, although we didn't realize how upscale the building actually was before we got there. There was lots of security and we felt very safe in the building. We also loved that quaint European elevator! Inside the apartment, there were two beds in the living room (for our two, good-sized teenagers), a separate bedroom with large bed for my wife and myself, a decent sized kitchen, and fine bathroom/shower. Oh yes..we were grateful for the washer and dryer!

THE SERVICE: Lisa/Pat of Italy Perfect were great and very helpful pre-trip. Rosie the "greeter" in Rome was excellent - she speaks perfect English and was very helpful to us. And, we used Italy Perfect's referral to a driver who we booked for our airport/port transfers - STEFANO! He was GREAT - friendly, reliable, and no more expensive than other options (he also gets by quite well in English).

NEAR THE APARTMENT: There were great restaurants and breakfast cafes within a few block radius in all directions from the apartment, as well as a nice wine/gourmet food store about a block away down the same street. Do not miss the Villa Borghese Park - and especially the museum there which you have to book in advance (check it out online). Even my children who are not always museum enthusiasts were mesmerized by this one! You can also rent funky multi-person bicycles and segues in the park.

Otherwise, just walk all over Rome from the apartment...as I said, the whole city is accessible if you like to walk, and you have decent weather.

I would definitely use Italy Perfect again for any future trips. Grazie Mille !

Via Veneto was everything that we hoped it would be! The apartment was comfortable, modernized, and easy to use. The building was very attractive and well located clearly in a very upscale neighborhood. All of the conveniences which mattered to us, such as a blow dryer, TV and coffee maker were supplied as well as many other amenities. We heard no outside noise and sleep very well every night. We would return and stay longer given an opportunity. Cheers to Via Veneto!

Well, we had only one night in the Via Veneto apartment due to a large plumbing problem [at a different apartment]. Even with the problem, Lisa handled everything...including my upset, with grace and ease. Thanks Lisa!

[Thank you for your very nice feedback. I was pleased to be able to relocate you quickly and comfortably to the the Via Veneto even if it was only for a short stay when you encountered a plumbing problem at a different apartment. Lisa, Italy Perfect]

My adult daughter booked a Rome Cabs transfer from the airport and our fabulous week in Rome was off to a great start. We drove past the Colosseum and more and Rene , our greeter, was waiting for us. The apartment was ideal for us..terrific location as we walked everywhere and took the Metro only twice, to the Vatican and back!

There was a little supermarket around the corner and we found out quickly you need to weigh and price your fruit before you get to the checkout.

There were two escellent restaurants nearby La Bruschetta and La Pomodorino and we ate at each one twice. We ate at home as well as the food shopping was so much fun and the food was wonderful.All food was great everywhere actually!

The only small issue we had was that the bed in the lounge room was rock hard and not very comfortable. Everything else was just fabulous in the apartment. There were books to read and a few staples in the pantry and umbrellas and washing powder and ice cubes and lots of things that made it a very welcoming place to stay.

All the paperwork was excellent and very helpful and we started every day by walking down the Via Veneto to the Trevi fountain.. we just had to go there every day on our way to see lots of wonderful sights.

I would recommend Rome Cabs and 7 Hills tours of the Vatican and our very best tour was a Dark Rome tour of the Colosseum and Palatine and Forum. Do not try to see this incredible area alone. We booked Galleria Borghese at 5pm and had a lovely afternoon in the gardens before our visit.

We also bought audio tours in all galleries.. well worth it!

Thanks Italy Perfect and Rene.

Thank you, we're so pleased you enjoyed your stay. Regarding the twin sofa beds in the living room, we have personally inspected and slept on these many times . They are firm, I personally do not find them to be uncomfortable and in reviewing prior guest comments they have have not been an issue with other guests. I've certainly encountered much firmer in my many property inspections throughout Italy. A benefit to this style of sofa bed is that the mattress does not fold in the middle, so is thicker. Lisa Italy Perfect

This is a lovely, meticulously clean, extremely well cared for apartment that is very comfortable for a short or long stay. My wife and I felt immediately at home. It was perfect.

We lived in Rome many years ago and although this is not our favorite neighborhood (a bit over-the-top touristy), it does offer convenience to commonly desired sites to visit in the downtown area and to Metro service.

A small pearl of advice. There are several snack bars in the area and most cater to Americans and tourists. If you exit the apartment and make your first right, just around the corner, next to a dry cleaner, is a small bar that caters more to local clientele and has delicious coffee, morning cornettos and a terrific tavola calda (hot table) lunch at wonderful prices.

We enjoyed our visit to Rome and were very pleased with the apartment. It was such a comfortable, homey respite after long days of touring. The location was wonderful and convenient to the Metro and shopping. The apartment building and neighbourhood were very quiet. Having the luxury of making coffee in the morning along with breakfast gave each day a fresh, relaxing start. The apartment was well-stocked and meeting Rene was such a plus. He was most gratious and was quite informative about the particulars in the apartment as well as the surrounding area. If you enjoy making meals in, we discovered Carrfour for groceries near the Metro. It was a great one-stop-shop for produce, wine, fresh meats and fish. We cannot say enough about Italy Perfect's service, and in particular, Pat; we will certainly call again when we travel to London and Paris next year. Pat provided so much information prior to our travels which saved a lot of time and answered specific questions. Thanks to Pat and Italy Perfect.

Rob and I are home safe and sound after our wonderful week at Via Veneto.

We appreciated your suggestion of hiring Stefano to drive us from the cruise ship to our lodging. He was waiting for us at the ungodly hour of seven a.m. At the end of our week, he picked us up at five thirty a.m. (groan) to get us to our flight on time.

Rene greeted us and walked us through all the details you had prepared us for in your excellent handout. He was very kind, offering for us to call him if we had any need of help. He checked in with us before we left to be sure that all was going well. We appreciated his advice and assistance.

The apartment was spotless, quiet, and convenient. We made good use of the information you had sent to us at home and also of the many guidebooks left behind by other travellers. It was lovely to be able to go to the apartment for respite after we had walked for hours. We really appreciated how central Via Veneto was to all the tourist sites. Loved that there were minimally ten good restaurants within ten minutes of our apartment!

Our trip to Rome was everything we hoped it would be. We have recommended your company on our trip blog to all of our family and friends and expect that many will use your company in the future.

Sincere thanks,

Diane and Rob, Coquitlam BC Canada

Just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our stay at Via Veneto!  Everything was truly perfect!  From the moment we arrived at the airport  until we departed and everything in between was superb -  we could not have asked for a more fabulous vacation.   The apartment was incredibly convenient, well-equipped, and oh so comfortable.  The car service (Stefano), our initial meeting with Rosie, Despar's and the neighborhood restaurants were all wonderful.  We loved the Context Travel tours (Ostia Antica, Vatican, and Roma Antica - Palatine Hill, Forum, and Coliseum), walked for miles and miles each day taking in the sites and sights, and enjoyed the Villa Borghese Gardens for some quiet time.

Thank you so much!

Carol

Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed the apartment. The idea of going "native" was very appealing to us.

Our major criticism was the shower. A simple shower head replacement should solve the problem. [done]

The location was very good with the exception that once you entered into the subway system on Via Veneto, it was a twenty minute walk to the actual subway trains. [Maybe 10 minutes; I've timed it.]

The elevator (lift) was typical of buildings of that age and to us, were not frightening. In fact, it was an adventure.

The restaurants around the apartment were extremely good. Giovanni's was the best.

Beautiful, clean and charming apartment. It had everything we needed, including numerous guide books of Rome, dishwasher soap, laundry detergent, etc.. The washer and dryer were great. The A/C was helpful in the hot Roman summer nights. The location is a little out of the main tourist sites but fairly close to the Spanish Steps and very close to the Borghese gardens. Pat and the owner were very helpful when we needed to stay an extra night unexpectedly. [The location is right by the Via Veneto one of the important streets in the center of Rome and a just few minutes from the Spanish Steps, Piazza Barberini, Villa Borghese and many other main tourist sites. Other sites may be a bit farther, but most are within 15-20 minute walks something that can't be accomplished in most major cities in the world where things are much farther apart. Also this apartment is so close to the subway so some farther sights, that are far to walk to from any location within the city, are easily reached by subway. So, perhaps some of the sights were too far to walk for small children, but we must note that this apartment is right in the center of Rome and not removed as the guest's kind note might lead one to think. Pat, Italy Perfect]

The accommodations were clean and the neighborhood quiet/peaceful. Our greeter Rene was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. The location was not quite as "central" as we anticipated from reading other reviews. It was a significant uphill walk back to the apartment each night from the metro at the Spanish Steps...you may want to let other renters know that information. Overall, the service from Italy Perfect, Rene, and our driver (Stefano) was very good. Thank you.

[It is a seven minute walk up from the Spanish Steps metro station with escalators for most of the uphill part. Of course it can happen that one of the three escalators you take is broken, iincreasing the number of steps you have to climb, normally about 40. The location is indeed in central Rome; a half hour's walk places you at most of the top ten sights yet right next to the expansive Villa Borghese park, a real treat for most. Quite different from cities like London and Paris that are much more spread out. Italy Perfect]

The reservation process was easy to follow and the travel details were very helpful.  The apartment named Via Veneto on Via Sardegna overall was adequate.  The good points are location, access to groceries, restaurants, and the metro.  We also appreciated that it was a quiet neighborhood.  The layout which allowed privacy between the living room (which we also used as a bedroom) and the rest of the apartment worked very well for us.  The security of the apartment with the quadruple locks was a comfort especially when we noticed that anyone can enter the building with the automatic door closing system.  We especially liked the offerings and friendly service at Bar Leon--their cornettos are delicious.  Another wonderful family-run restaurant loaded with locals was Pomodoro--look for a big tomato on the sign at a side street off Sardegna.  For an excellent and expensive treat, eat outdoors at Harry's Bar on Via Veneto.

We stayed at the Via Veneto apartment and it was awful. The windows all looked onto a lightwell that was enclosed on all sides so the apartment was airless and stuffy. Stagnant water was at the bottom of the lightwell which may have increased the mosquito problem as the airlessness did. My son got lots of bites and although we tried to kill them they just kept coming, we had to use lots of personal repellant. The building looked fine outside as did the main entrance but it was virtually deserted. The lift was tiny and cage like and opened really close to the apartments front door. Claustrophobic and a bit creepy: we would have liked to have just foregone the money paid and moved into a hotel but felt daunted looking for a hotel with an active toddler and lots of luggage.

We were very sorry to hear about Peggy's unhappy experience in this apartment so we have taken steps to ensure that future guests do not have the same experience. We added a fourth note in our descriptions that there is not an interesting view from the windows and also added a photo of the courtyard to the photo tour. This guest wrote "I did not realise you could see no green or sky from the windows." Well that isn't strictly true, you can see the container garden in the courtyard and you can see the sky, but now we hope the photo will help where the written descriptions did not.

Concerned about her assertion of airlessness and stuffiness we asked her if the windows opened and the fan and air conditioners worked and she replied: "Of course you know that the windows open and the airconditioner works." Those are the only remedies we have for airlessness.

At our request the building manager checked for standing water; he said that there had been a lot of rain during that time frame (3 storms in the previous week as well as fog), but there is no standing nor stagnant water. It is true that there are almost never screens in Italian buildings and mosquitoes do exist so we send all guests a document on renting in Italy that has five paragraphs explaining just that with advice on how to best deal with mosquitoes. In addition to using personal repellent, we tell guests they can use mosquito repellent devices which can be found in the apartment. The document we sent this guest explains the devices but even if she didn't read or remember it, she could have called the manager and he would have told her where to find the devices and how to use them. We urge all guests to telephone if they are having problems, if they don't call...

The elevator in this building is reliable and standard. It really isn't the cage like elevators that you do find some places. To help potential guests who are claustrophobic, we added a photo of the elevator and wrote a blog article about elevators in Italy in general. The proximity of the elevator to the front door of this and the other two apartments on the floor has never been mentioned as a problem.

Accommodations were very nice but smaller than we expected.  The photo of the living room on the web makes the apartment look larger than it is when the sofa is opened into beds. The bedding was very comfortable. The power shut off several times when I was drying clothes.  Fortunately, our greeter mentioned this when we checked in, so I knew what to do.  The rollaway bed in the living room was really hard. Great location – close to good food, shopping, sites, and metro. The little deli/tabacco shop (Leon's?) across the street has delicious panini, especially the fresh mozzarella and tomato.  La Bruschetta down the street has excellent service, pizza, and value.  Very friendly. Don't go to Harry's Bar unless you are prepared to spend a lot of money for a minimal amount of food.  Very expensive.  Skip the tomb of Augustus. You did a great job especially the details sent before the trip.  The kids' book is memorable.

We had a great time in Rome and our stay in the Veneto apartment was very nice with no problems.

Italy was perfect! Both apartments were lovely [Florence Medici & Rome Veneto]. Each one very different but each had its own charm. Veneto's apartment was very well appointed. Had my hair cut by a salon on the first floor, should anyone else need a new "do". They were great and did a wonderful job. The apartment was very well situated and we walked everywhere! Many great places to eat close by, a supermarket just around the corner and the buses were 2 blocks away. We have already started to think about our next trip back.

The apartments were wonderful [Rome Veneto & Florence Strozzi]. We loved the Veneto neighborhood. Lotti at the Lotti cafe became very near to us. Both apartments were very clean and spacious enough for the four of us. I would recommend your agency to anyone seeking apartments in Italy. We will miss many of the wonderful people we met, including Miki. She was a doll. Thank you for such wonderful service.

Rene' was wonderful with excellent tips and gave us a thorough walk thru with the apartment and appliances. Thank you.

Well, we are back from a wonderful trip. The Rome apartment was very nice as advertised, and we had a chance to meet and chat with the manager. Interesting and pleasant man. We did spend over half and hour cooling our heels in front of the place with our suitcases because the driver didn't speak English well enough to make the call for us to be greeted, even though I made three attempts to convey that information. Rome is marvelous, as you know. The weather was fine, and the only glitch was that I got a bad blister from too much walking which slowed me down some. We definitely want to go back. Greece was also terrific. All in all, a great vacation.

It was so nice to enjoy Rome while living like a local. The location of this apartment was wonderful - close enough to everything we needed, yet secluded enough to be quiet when we simply wanted to relax. Three of us spent two weeks here, and it was wonderful to be able to sleep late (no housekeeping to wake us) and cook and eat at home when the mood struck us.

The owner of the apartment was absolutely fantastic, so helpful and kind it was a pleasure doing business with him. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend the apartment to anyone nor use it again ourselves should the need arise.

Many thanks also for your thorough follow through of the booking, very reassuring to arrive somewhere and it all be as planned – no nasty surprises!!

Accommodations: Fabulous, well set out apartment. ... it was wonderful to come ‘home' after a long day of sightseeing and have room to move.

Problems: Only that it can be hard to be super quiet for the neighbours when traveling with children especially when one local resident takes her Great Dane dog in the lift after exercising him (rather smelly!) [Actually, it is a Neapolitan Mastiff, a descendant of the ancient Romans' dogs of war, a big dog! Pat the History Geek]

Location: Lovely, nice to be that little bit removed from the tourist area. Not so sure that the Borghese Gardens lived up to expectations but it may have been the lack of signage more than the place.

Recommendations: Supermarket within walking distance (it's on the pedestrian subway to Spanish Steps) Don't go in the middle of summer!! (much too hot) however if you must the apartment has a fantastic air conditioner. Make sure you buy tickets online to avoid the queues.

The apartment was wonderful. A real oasis in Rome! Helpful hint: ...driving in Rome is not for the faint at heart - or those afraid of being lost forever.

The Veneto apartment was even better then we expected. Very comfortable and it started to feel like home after a few days in Rome. We enjoyed long strolls along the Via Veneto and walks in the Borghese Gardens. The metro pedestrian tunnel is so convenient as a shortcut for walking to the Spanish Steps plus the grocery store there was really convenient. We appreciated how nicely furnished the apartment was - comfy sofa, great kitchen and a good mattress on the king bed. We'll be back!

The apartment was very nice and quiet. I loved being able to run in Villa Borghese. Having the metro stop so close was great.