There are some great apartments in Rome and we managed to find a fantastic one just opposite the Tiber and a short walk from Castel St Angelo and the Pantheon.

Renting apartments can be hit and miss but if you do your research, check travel forums like Fodors and Frommers and slow travel for reviews and real photos you should be fine. Personally I prefer to use agencies that have offices in the city I am visiting so that I can phone and speak to a real person. Use your instincts if something looks too cheap or sounds too good to be true chances are it is. I discovered this apartment in a post of Fodors, the poster had linked to photos on his Facebook page and I felt quite confident he was a “real” person so had no concerns booking this.

We rented the Miguel Apartment from Rome Capital Apartments Miguel Apartment from Rome Capital Apartments. The whole process was smooth and the apartment looked just like the photos on their website. The location was good and we walked everywhere except the Colosseum – that was a little too far but there was a bus right by the back lane of the apartment that took us straight there. It was a 20 min walk to St Peters, 5 mins to Piazza Navona, 10 to the Pantheon and about 10 to Piazza Del Popolo.

In April 2009 mom and I were discussing places to go, and per my usual travel addiction I started to keep an eye on the Delta Airlines website for any deals that might come up, we’re sky miles medallion members and like to keep accruing miles with the same airline. In early April I found a fare that was “decent”, well; at least it was acceptable to our bank accounts so we bought tickets to Rome for October. This trip would be mom’s 3rd and my 4th to Rome in 22 months…you can see we reeeeealy like this place.

After purchasing the plane tickets CL and I were discussing my October trip to Rome and I invited her to come along, she accepted, bought her plane ticket and the players were in place. Prior to CL coming on board mom and I had discussed renting an apartment for this trip. CL liked that idea and so I got busy searching for the “perfect” Roman apartment.

I honestly can’t remember how long it took me to wade through dozens of apartment rental sites but I used a reference from Fodorite TedGale (many thanks!) and checked out Rome Capital Apartments (http://www.romecapitalapartments.com/).

BINGO! I found what sounded like the perfect fit for us. The Boccaccio apartment was located on Vicolo dei Savelli, 57. This is smack dab between Piazza Navona and Campo dei Fiori in the Centro Storico. It has 1 bedroom with a double bed and a bathroom and a loft sleeping area with 2 twin beds and a bathroom and a living/dining/kitchen area. The 2 bathrooms was a stroke of genius…in my mind it was a necessity with 3 women traveling together and I was right! Here is the link to the apartment: http://www.romecapitalapartments.com/apartment-dettagli/Boccaccio-140

The apartment is located on the 4th floor and there is a small elevator (3 people could fit in without luggage, one person with 3 small suitcases fit fine). One of the best attributes of this apartment was its location. It was just minutes by foot from not only Piazza Navona and Campo dei Fiori, but just around the corner was Corso Victor Emmanuel where there are plenty of buses and a few blocks from Largo Argentina with even more bus and tram connections. We loved this neighborhood. Noise was an issue in the evenings when the windows were open, but once the windows were closed it was quiet, I was pretty impressed with how quiet it was with the windows closed.

Marcy

We will return.

Thanks again,
Denise Bradley

It is not elegant. The pictures make it look whimsical, but in reality it needs to be spruced up a bit and the kitchen area is less than ideal because it is so cramped and tiny. But the bedrooms and 2 bathrooms were wonderful, as was the living area. There’s a balcony that would be nice in good weather, but we were there in December/January. We definitely paid less than 200e a night for it!

We are back home from our vacation in Rome. It’s been a lovely week, mostly because of all that Roma has to offer, but also because of the apartment we enjoyed. We are very happy with our experience: the location of the apartment was great, it was big, well equipped, and extremely comfortable.

Also, the car service from and to the airport was great. Money very well spent; fast, convenient, and the drivers were kind, friendly, and were there on time.

We will recommend Rome Capital Apartments to our friends, and we will contact you for our next visit to Rome. Thank you very much for your efficiency.

Grazie tante. A presto,

Juan Carlos

next month I’ll be staying in another one 17 glorious days !! I do want to check their website and look at your apartment, I love looking at them,

I’ll post a review when I get back

-jeannette

The apartment was just great !

We will definitely come back on the first opportunity and recommend it to all our friends.

Thank you very much !
Special thanks to Rafaelle who welcomed us in situ.

Sincerely,
Evgeny and Irena Levin.

This was my first trip to Rome and staying at this residence was a pleasure.
I will be sure to refer your services to anyone I know planning a trip to
Rome and I will definitely be touch when I visit again.

Best,
Lee Anthony Smith