Gracious Living Room in Luxury Spanish Steps Apartment
Location: Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps), Rome, Latium (Lazio), Italy, Europe (Via Condotti - Designer Central)
Accommodations: Apartment, 2 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 2 Baths (Sleeps 4-5)
Luxury apartment where you can enjoy a privileged life style appropriate to the finest neighborhood in Rome.
* 10% discount for reservations of 5 nights or more for open dates between October 15, 2009 and December 19, 2009.
Location
On the corner of Via Condotti in Rome, the Renata apartment is in the heart of all that is elegant in the Eternal City. A two minute walk puts you in front of the Spanish Steps, a location that is so popular because it is so central. Stroll for 15 minutes and you can find yourself at most of the noteworthy sites of historic Rome.
Exterior
The building mirrors the neighborhood, a proper "palazzo" built about 250 years ago when the Princes Torlonia were amassing their fortunes by managing the fortunes of the Vatican and build the palace across the street.
The apartment is on the third floor (second, European designation) and adjoins the Valentina apartment that, if available, can be rented at the same time to sleep up to eleven people, one of whom would occupy the sofa-bed in Renata.
Interior
Spacious and quiet elegance typify this fine apartment. Two large windows light the living room overlook Via Bocca di Leona.
Two white sofas are grouped by the working fireplace that features stonework from the ancestral home in southern Italy. The hand-hewn ceiling beams have been exposed to display the room as it was originally designed. Also in the living room are some fine antique pieces, a sideboard, and a dining table that will seat six. The living room has a television with satellite reception. The apartment is wired for high-speed internet.
One sofa converts to a bed for one person.
The flow is from the entry to living room or to down the hall to one bedroom. Off of the living room, one enters a small hall that leads to either the second bedroom or the kitchen.
The floors are tile with carefully selected patterns.
From the entry way, you can enter a bedroom suite that has twin beds that may be combined as a wide queen. The room has a set of square-framed antique prints above the bed and across the room the design is balanced with a mirror in horizontal strops. The closet area is great for travelers with spaces for stowing your suitcases and open shelves and rods that keep your items in view. The closet leads to a bathroom with a jacuzzi tub with shower.
Through the living room, you enter the second bedroom with a brass bedstead for the queen-sized bed. This bedroom has an ensuite bathroom with a fixed shower head over jacuzzi tub. This bedroom has a special feature, a small study with a private balcony.
The kitchen is equipped with a four burner stove top, oven, dishwasher, small refrigerator/freezer, and drip coffee maker. Also included for the guests are dishes, flatware, and pots and pans for guest use.
The kitchen also has its own sunny balcony that is glassed in to form the breakfast area. This pleasant area is great for casual meals. The laundry nook is accessed from this area.
Weekly rent includes one and a half hours of housekeeping each weekday.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Washer
- Linens Provided
- Elevator
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Twin/Single Bed (2)
- Convertible Bed: Sofa bed
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD
- CD Player
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- View/Location
- Monument View: Streets around the Spanish Steps, Hotel d'Inghilterra
- Communications
- Telephone
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Handicapped Accessible (may have limitations): Elevator is smallish, 2 person
- Wheelchair Accessible (may have limitations): If wheelchair folds
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Museums
Rate Details (In Euros)
High Season: €3360/week, €2880/6 nites, €2400/5 nites, €1900/4 nites
Low Season: €2800/week, €2400/6 nites, €2000/5 nites, €1840/4 nites
Christmas/New Years: €3710/week
High Season March 1 - Oct 31, Low Nov 1 - Feb 28, Xmas Dec 19 - Jan 6
Supplement for 5th person 63/night. Minimum stay 4 nights.
We will gladly respond to inquiries within one business day.
We really, truly, honestly do not rent for stays of 3 nights or less.
* 10% off 5+ nights between Oct 14 and Dec 19, 2009.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Credit Cards Accepted:
Owner's Profile
Owner Description
Year Purchased: 2005
This apartment is offered by Italy Perfect. We are a family business with a mission! We want you to love visiting Italy as much as we do. We are sisters Lisa and Pat Byrne who lived in Italy in our youth and now travel there frequently for business and pleasure.
Why the Owner Chose Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps)
This is the most desirable neighborhood in Rome for Romans and tourists.
The Unique Benefits of this Apartment
Location, fine furnishings, art, housekeeping, a/c, wifi.
Property Photos
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- Full kitchen adjoins sunny breakfast room with washing machine in closed cabine
- Sunny breakfast room with large windows on two sides.
- Front bedroom can be arranged with one large king bed or two twins.
- Front bedroom has a nice seating area and large windows.
- Second bedroom has a queen bed, private bath, porch and study.
- Beautiful second bathroom has a small balcony.
- Private study and porch off second bedroom.
- Kitchen view across the private courtyard.
- Roman sarcophagus in building entry.
- Exclusive Hotel d'Inghilterra is right next door.
- Mime performs in front of hotel next door.
- Open air market with fresh fruit, vegetables and fish is just down the street.
- Fresh fish vendor and then at the end of the block is a super market.
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Positive Rating
Just wanted to let you know we had a lovely time in Rome, and the Renata apartment was great...so comfortable and beautiful and well located....Who knew all those fabulous stores were right outside our door? We LOVED the apartment & our stay in Rome. We can't wait to return.
Positive Rating
This is a fabulous apartment in an even more fabulous location. Lots of room for family. For adults with small children, the master bedroom is located a bit far from other two bedrooms. The Renata apartment would be better suited for older children. Our two girls loved having their own wing (ages 13 & 10). We did not have a bad meal in any of the local restaurants. The location was very central to all attractions. This was one of our favorite vacations. I have told everyone how pleased we were with Italy Perfect. We only had housekeeping one day, was expecting it during the week days, but it really didn't make any difference to us. Just might want to confirm this if it is important to you.
Positive Rating
A beautiful apartment in a superb location As we approached our apartment, we were surprised at how upscale and beautiful the neighborhood was. While it is in one of the nicest areas of Rome, we never felt out of place with our 3 children. In fact, it felt very safe, and there were many inexpensive restaurants from which to chose close by. The location turned out to be ideal. We found that we could walk everywhere. The apartment is beautifully furnished, updated and very large. There was more than enough room for our family of 5 to spread out. The kitchen is small, but is well stocked and can be used to cook anything. We never prepared a dinner in the apartment, but it could be done. The woman we rented from was lovely. She lives one flight up which made it convenient for any questions. She addressed any issues we had with promptness. We highly recommend visiting Pompeii. However, we went during December and were told it is almost prohibitively hot during the summer months. We took a train from Rome which included a transfer in Naples. If you are planning to do a day trip to Pompeii, I would recommend hiring a driver and settling on a price ahead of time. The train was a hassle and we felt we got ripped off on the way down. We also took tours of the Forum and the Vatican which we highly recommend. Even if you've visited the Pantheon during the day, it's worth a night time visit. There are many, many restaurants in the area, and the Pantheon is particularly impressive at night as are the fountains. Don't forget to try the gelato. We became addicted. It is very fun to try out the different gelato places.
Positive Rating
We're back from Rome and I wanted to let you know we had an absolutely great time. The city seems very different than when I visited during my Junior year in college. We were very pleased with our apartment and absolutely loved the location. I didn't realize the neighborhood would be so beautiful. Thanks for all your help. We rented from your sister in Paris and now from you in Rome. We plan to stick with you!
Positive Rating
We stayed in this wonderful apartment in November 2008. In addition to being in the very best neighborhood in Rome, the apartment was lovely. Plenty of room, lovely decor, fully stocked and extremely comfortable. We were warmly greeted and treated like family by the owner who lives upstairs. I am in Rome twice a year and usually stay in the hotel next door for a few days, however whenever I am planning to be in Rome for a week I would absolutely stay again in this outstanding apartment. I highly recommend this property to everyone.
Positive Rating
The accommodations were spectacular. I highly recommend "Renata" to anyone visiting Rome. We were centrally located, able to walk everywhere we wanted to go, yet on a quiet street. The apartment has every convenience a guest might desire including a/c, television, washing machine. My son takes Latin in school and has studied quite a bit of Roman history so the high point of the visit for my family was definitely the ancient ruins. We used the Roma Pass to avoid lines at the Colosseum and the other sites and I definitely recommend it. We had practically no wait at all. We did not take tours but used the Rick Steves guidebook tours to navigate the sites. I highly recommend his Rome book. We also enjoyed the Vatican. Although crowded, we avoided waiting in line by going after lunch around 2:00. The museum of Rome was very good and not crowded. It provides some history of the ancient Roman period. The owner of the apartment suggested several neighborhood restaurants and we ate at a few of them. All of our meals were good. As for shops, Renata is definitely in the upscale designer district. There is a nice department store nearby that is a bit more reasonable...La Rinascente, I think. We bought groceries at the store at the end of the road as suggested by the apartment owner. She is delightful and very helpful.
Positive Rating
We loved the apartment and would recommend it.