The apartment was a perfect place for our family of 7 and an even more perfect place to celebrate Christmas.

Daniela our greeter was awesome. She took considerable time showing us how the apartment works, gave us a lengthy tour of the neighborhood and most considerately, she brought some Christmas decorations into the apartment to help us feel more like Christmas. She also left us a bottle of wine and pasta. Both of which we used to celebrate Christmas.

The Living room was a great place to wake up to a visit from Babbo Natale. The Dining room made a great place to enjoy breakfast of French Toast made from Panettone. It also made a great place for a Turkey and Pasta Christmas Feast.

The only problem was that Caesar (Bust of Caesar in the Foyer) would frighten an un-expecting resident who was wondering the apartment in the dark.

The location of the apartment was excellent. Most everything was reachable by foot. The Vatican was a healthy walk but enjoyable. Follow the Tiber and you are there. Campo de' Fiori is just a ten minute walk with a wonderful market each morning and many great eating establishments. Lora is positioned in the center of the Jewish Ghetto with many Jewish options. A grocery store is out the back door of Lora so shopping is made easy.

The booking packet that Italy Perfect provided was outstanding. It was full of good tips on eating, shopping, and attractions. It had great directions and important tips for the traveler. They thought of everything we forgot to think about.

We really enjoyed our stay and enjoyed the apartment.

J. S., Chicago, IL

The Lora apartment has a wonderful location for 3 different criteria.  The location is good for walking to all of the ancient Roman sites which we did daily.  The apartment is also located on some very key bus routes that offered exceptional service to the Vatican, Vatican Museums, and other sites that were further away than our elder family member wanted to walk.  The amenities that were found amazingly close to the apartment (grocery store, bus tickets, bakery, gelato store, market) were greatly appreciated.

The apartment itself is spacious and bright.  As a family of 6, there was lots of room for everyone to sit together or to be apart (depending on what we wanted to do at the time).  The entire apartment building is charming and maintained well.

However, the apartment had some drawbacks that we feel are correctable with a little bit of effort.

The showerheads were terrible.  They sprayed water everywhere, making the stream of water less effective for showering and making a huge mess in the bathroom.  The wet floors were slippery and treacherous after a shower. [Showerheads have been replaced.]

An internet connection would have been greatly appreciated.  There were affordable internet cafés in the area, but their hours were unpredictable and it was not something we were willing to let our children visit on their own.

Anyone staying at the apartment should realize that Arenula is a busy, noisy street at all times of the day and more so on weekend evenings. A police station is located close by. The street noise does intrude into the apartment, but should be expected since this is a large, busy city.

I hope this is helpful.  We did enjoy our stay in the apartment and I have tried to point out those things that would have improved our time in the apartment during our visit.

Connie