15% Discount for stays during February & March 2012, valid on new bookings taken from Jan 31, 2012.

Tucked away on a quaint small street near the Trevi Fountain, Rome's historic sites are at your doorstep.

Savor the best of historic Rome at the inviting Archetto apartment. The Archetto apartment offers comfort and cheeriness, providing a relaxing refuge in the bustling center of Rome. Wonderful location, bright top-floor position, roominess and good layout. To top it off, it has both a sunny terrace plus a sweet balcony. The apartment is as charming as you can imagine.

A trip to Rome would not be complete without a stop at the Trevi Fountain to toss in three coins and make a wish. One of Rome's legends, memoralized in the 1954 classic movie Three Coins in the Foutain, it's a breathtaking site that never fails to impress, no matter how many times you see it. You'll be pleased to find a real Roman neighborhood thriving within a 2-minute walk just behind the Piazza di Trevi. Good bakeries, cafes, fresh fruit and vegetable stands, pizzerie, one of Rome's most prized geletaria's and handy access to public transportation are just some of the great aspects of this location.

The apartment is located on the top floor of a small building on a narrow side-street only a 2-minute walk to the Trevi Fountain. You'll be pleased with your unique advantage: you can pop 'round during the early morning hours to get your morning bread or pastries at our favorite neighborhood bakery just off the Piazza di Trevi, and you'll find that you have the entire piazza nearly to yourself. You might see a lone street sweeper and a few other early birds, but it's a special time to take in Rome's largest baroque fountain, which marks the ending of ancient Rome's Aqua Vergine aqueduct.

Across the street from the Archetto building is the North American chapter of the Pontifical Gregorian University, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola over 450 years ago. You'll see priests coming and going in the street and at neighborhood restaurants, and they are welcome neighbors.  The views of this pale ochre building has a pleasing geometry, characteristic roof tiles and simple, classic Italian textures.

Downstairs is a favorite neighborhood restaurant, Dell'Archetto, with reasonable prices on an impressive variety of pasta and pizza. While there are many other good restaurants to choose from you'll probably find yourself returning to Dell'Archetto again and again, the food is good and it's just so easy to go downstairs if you are tired from a full day of sightseeing.

The music of the city can be heard in many aspects of this location: the church bells ringing, the seagulls calling, a stray tune of opera playing in a neighbor's apartment, the whir at sunset as flocks of swallows soar overhead, choirs in the churches and whistling workmen.

The apartment building is small and nicely maintained, it has an elevator. Downstairs is a favorite neighborhood restaurant, Dell'Archetto, with reasonable prices on an amazing variety of pasta and pizza. While there are many other good restaurants to choose from you'll probably find yourself returning to Dell'Archetto again and again, the food is good and it's just so easy to go downstairs if you are tired from a full day of sightseeing.

With a coveted, sunny top-floor position the Archetto apartment delights with charm and comfort. The roomy living room is furnished with a queen size sofa bed and has a large window overlooking the street, five floors below. The room's decor inspiration is the fresco painting over the sofa, painted in a bouquet of springtime colors. Bookshelves along the opposite wall hold light reading material, guidebooks, a few English language DVD's, remote controls, stereo, and flat screen TV. An upholstered chair, carved wooden armchair and coffee table complete the room. It's the perfect spot to while away an afternoon reading, napping on the sofa or enjoying cocktails before heading out to the bounty of wonderful restaurants that Rome has to offer.

Opening onto the living room is the dining area which seats four. It has French doors two steps up leading out to a Juliette balcony, also overlooking the street down below. A bonus feature is that the living room and dining room windows of the Archetto apartment are completely private, no one can see in. Sit on the little balcony and watch the world go by, it never fails to entertain. Also on the balcony is a small storage closet containing cleaning supplies, you'll find a collapsable laundry drying rack out here too.

The entry area has an antique bureau, good for clothing storage for guests using the sofa bed, a handy coat rack, and a leather campaign chair, providing a cozy den-like reading area.

The bedroom and kitchen are towards the back of the apartment and are also accessed off the entryway. The bedroom has interior facing windows, it overlooks the backs of other buildings across the way, a huge bonus in the bustling center of Rome. It is a very quiet bedroom, although with the windows open you may hear the sound of plates clattering at night in the kitchen of the restaurant on the ground floor level in the building next door. The bedroom has an ensuite bathroom, two stairs up from the bedroom. Guests with mobility issues take note. The bathroom was completely remodeled in 2011, with aquamarine tiles, a large glassed-in rainfall shower, toilet and sink.

The kitchen is compact, best for one cook at a time, it features a large refrigerator with separate freezer section, four-burner gas stove, combination microwave/convection oven, drip and espresso coffee pots, electric tea kettle, toaster. No dishwasher or regular oven.

We saved the best for last! Accessed from the kitchen is the jewel of the apartment, the sunny terrace which will be your outdoor living and dining room during Rome's good weather which, compared to many places in the world, can cover six months of the year. The terrace has a small dining table and two chairs. Two more chairs from the front balcony can be moved to the terrace for four person dining, although the table is small for four people. It is a perfect, peaceful spot for morning coffee, alfresco lunches or toasting the sunset during your Roman holiday.

4 people maximum. 5 night minimum. 7 nights holiday weeks. Includes utilities up to a generous 10 Kwh/day. The price includes WiFi, booking fee, transaction fees, wire fees, keyholder fee, greeting fee, final cleaning and utility allowance.

15% Discount for stays during February & March 2012, valid on new bookings taken from Jan 31, 2012.

Tucked away on a quaint small street near the Trevi Fountain, Rome's historic sites are at your doorstep.

Savor the best of historic Rome at the inviting Archetto apartment. The Archetto apartment offers comfort and cheeriness, providing a relaxing refuge in the bustling center of Rome. Wonderful location, bright top-floor position, roominess and good layout. To top it off, it has both a sunny terrace plus a sweet balcony. The apartment is as charming as you can imagine.