Girasolereale Roma Rental was the most incredible experience in all of my travels.
This rental was at the end of a 6 week trip throughout Europe and I was completely unprepared for the wonderful experience I had.
It began when I landed from a cruise in Civitavecchia. I took the group transfer to the Visconti Hotel where Barbara and her husband Marco picked me and my friend up in a luxurious van which accommodated all of our "American" luggage without a hitch.
They then took us for coffee and Croissants and showed us the neighborhood and then to the Apartment, located just outside Testaccio old town by the Pyramid metro.
The apartment was on the 7th floor with a fabulous view of Rome. The large rooms and spacious bathroom were a welcome relief to the smaller places I had been in before.
The apartment was well appointed with everything you could possible need or want including coffee machines both American and European, Satellite TV and a Jacuzzi tub and shower.
Not only did my fabulous hosts provide me with a list of restaurants and groceries, they gave me guide books and metro maps. They even went as far as to give me an Italian cell phone to contact them in any situation.
Whenever I phoned for directions or questions they were right there.
I was treated more like a family member then a paying customer and it added new meaning to the word Hospitality.
When it was time to go they picked me up and drove me to Fumicino for my flight.
The owners have several other B & B and vacation units around Rome, and I for one would never stay anywhere else!
