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.

Lee and Marjorie Kaufman, NYC

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.

Martha and Don Leedy, Marlton, New Jersey

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

Rob and Diane , 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

Carol C, Pennsylvania

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.

Kenneth R. Dilks, Charleston, SC

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]

Inbal and Sacha, Hamilton, Canada

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]

California (USA)

We enjoyed our stay at the Via Veneto apartment. Everything was just terrific. Can't wait to return to Rome!

C. Marvel, Melbourne, Australia

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.

Nina

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.

Peggy , Melbourne, Australia

We had enjoyed thoroughly staying a week at the Via Veneto apt. The location is in a nice area, 15 minutes to the city center & the walk back uphill was a nice exercise. The place is quiet enough considering most city apts can be noisy.The size & provisions in the apartment is excellent, but the door locks needs to be smoothen up. [The earthquake caused some doors to stick.pb] The tour books & Italy Perfect's guidance have been very handy. Pat/Lisa is always there to answer our queries. We won't hesitate to recommend this apartment.

Mr. Chen, Hong Kong

Accommodations overall were very nice. We enjoyed the location the most. It was located within walking distance of many places we wanted to go, including eating spots of all kinds.The problems or drawbacks were, for the most part, minor, except a gas shutdown by the city that shut off our hot water and heat. However, Italy Perfect's manager did all he could to reinstate heating by an alternate source, successfully, on the day after.So, Italy Perfect's service was, as usual, excellent.One tourist trap with poor service and mediocre food to avoid, is Ristorante Galeassi, which is recommended in some publications. They served us slowly and reluctantly, with some ridicule at our poor Italian language skills and gave us a dish we did not order instead of what we ordered. Because of our schedule, it was too late to send the dish back since it took so long to get served. So we left after paying the bill, with the intent to let others know of the problem.

Michael and Michele Straus, Maryland

The apartment has an excellent location - easy walking distance to 2 metro stops, Spanish Steps, via Veneto, Villa Borghese, and many other famous spots. Service was excellent and friendly - Rome passes available on arrival were a great help as well as other tourist information. Just a couple of points, the apartment has no view at all - all windows look into an interior light-well. The bathroom is very small particularly the shower (a large person would not fit into it).

Pat & Dieter S, Australia

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.

Diane Lockman http://classicalscholar.com/

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

Andrew Mong, Greenville, Pennsylvania

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.

Carol Brandt & Dan Carriere, Bowen Island, British Colombia

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.

D. Paikoff, Holland, Pennsylvania

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

Barbara Moy, Yorktown, Virginia

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.

Richard S, California

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.

Linda Couch, Charles Town, West Virginia

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.

Michelle W

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.

Disty P

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!

S. Shaw, Fremont, California

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

Robin C