Property
For blissful three nights in December, my family and I slept surrounded by Armani, Versace and Hermes. Granted, our immediate surroundings consisted of a fairly simple one bedroom apartment in the Spanish Steps section of Rome. But our extended surroundings? Very posh indeed.

Location
This SleepInItaly.com-repped apartment has an enviable position on Via della Croce, located just behind Rome’s famous Spanish Steps. The street itself has a wonderful selection of shopping and dining options (some of which are even affordable!), and the greater area provides easy access via foot or public transport to all that Rome has to offer.

Sleeps
2-4 (the apartment has a double bed which can convert to 2 twins, plus a sleeper sofa in the living room).

Highlights
The location is 5 star, but the apartment itself could best be described as comfortable. If you like to be right in the thick of things but don’t want to worry about keeping little hands off of priceless accessories and decor when you get back to your acommodations, this is an ideal property for your family.

Good to know
Sleep In Italy was very easy to communicate with via email during the booking process, but we experienced a pretty severe language gap with the rep who actually checked us into the property. Lots of gesturing and clueless head bobbing made for a fun “foreign experiece”, but if you really need to know how to work the property’s appliances or want to ask specific questions upon check in, bring a much more comprehensive Italian phrasebook than we had on hand.

June 5th, 2008 | by Rebecca Tompkins