L'Olimpo di Estia

Poor
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : location
  : no wifi, no toilet paper, no AC, limited hot water.

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Apartment is in a good location, somewhere between the train station and the Colosseum. Is is large, good for families and it has comfy beds.
  : The apartment was not clean at all, a lot of dust on the floor (I understand that we booked in the same day, but it should have been kept clean). It was hair in the bathroom and no toiletries at all (not even toilet paper). Also no towels in the kitchen. When we arrived the window was open and it was very cold inside. Since there's no heat except air inverters in each room (which are poor in generating heat), it took two days to warm the rooms. There is a classic steel coffee maker, but it doesn't work with the induction plate (?!).

Fair
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Location is great.Appartment is renovated, clean and has some charm (ex: ceiling in wood).Beds are comfortable, and multiple extra beds to arrange kids.Laundry machine is helpful.
  : .So... This rental has a lot of potential (9+) but it clearly lack some love on maintenance.Air Conditioning is NOT working properly. 3 heads, seems modern enough, BUT does not cool the air... We cleaned the filters ourselves (clearly not cleaned by owner for years) to try to get some flow, but it did not solved the main issue. With the 40c of our week there, it was really bad... We enquired the owner for having someone come to fix it, we received a classical 'should come next day', but of course nobody came...The shower spray was leaking a lot (so very few pressure) and the bathroom faucet was sprouting all over.The kitchen lacked towels, most casseroles and pans were not working with the induction hob/plate, not real coffee machine or Moka Pot (there was a really tiny one but not working on the induction hob).3 TVs but no way to make coffee, in Italy! A shame...:-)No instructions on how to handle the garbage at the end of the stay...... So in the end, if all these points would be fixed, I would highly recommend this place.Until then, try to avoid it if the temperature is hot outside.

Very Good
Traveller Type:
  : convenient, clean and comfortable
  : too many stairs to carry luggageunable to connect to internet after numerous attempts

Fair
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : House interiors were good. 5 mins walk from bus stop and 10 mins walk from Roma Termini
  : Door Access could have been managed in better way. Atleast some kind of instruction will help. Air conditioning was not working properly. It was completely under powered for the room size. Hardly it was cooling the rooms. Having fans would have really helped.

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The location is good and the rooms are spacious
  : We arrived around 4pm on a Friday to find the room had not been cleaned at all. There was a phone number to call but no matter how many times we called, nobody answered and although I left several messages, nobody called back. A lady finally came to clean in the evening and it was only around 9pm that we could use the room. Very inconvenient especially with small children. I attach photos of the state of the appartment when we arrived. The accommodation promised a refund for the first night, which I am yet to receive after nearly 3 months. In one if the beds, the duvet did not have a duvet cover, only a flat sheet. I wrote to the management company during our stay about not having a duvet cover but they just said they have some issues and did not bring any duvet cover during our stay. The other bed had a duvet cover, but I am not sure if they were changed from the previous guests... The toaster had a piece of bread inside from the previous guests, and the sponge for the dishes were very old and worn out. All in all, poor hygene and cleanliness standard. Also, it seems there is a pole dancing bar next doors to the building and it was very noisy outside in the middle of the night.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Apartment was a great size, 10 minute walk from Colosseum. Plenty of restaurants close by and 5 minute walk to Termini or Cavour Metro.
  : Shower tile grout had spots of mold and wet towels from previous guests were left in laundry and were smelly.

Fair
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The keyless entrance with the codes available on the phone was very handy on arrival. The apartment was big and well furnished, with reasonably new pieces of furniture. The wifi worked perfectly as well as the air conditioning, making arrival and stay very comfortable. The location is great, 15 minutes walking distance from Termini station and with restaurants and bar at walking distance too. The washing machine was in an area a bit difficult to reach but worked well when used. The communication with the hots was easy, with the phone number clearly shown in the booking as well as inside the apartment.
  : The cleanliness of the apartment was not good at all, and with two children liking to spend a lot of time on the floor, this was not great at all. The shower was awful, the shower head would not stay in place, so you always had to keep it in your hand and the drain was so slow that we had to sop in between showers to avoid the water overflowing from the shower. Definitely an unpleasant experience! The beds only had one bed sheet laid on top of the mattress with no mattress cover, therefore you were forced to sleep without bed sheets. For our children we had to use the towels from the shower. It is the first time in my life I have seen this on a bed. The cot was unusable, extremely dirty, as dirty were the spare blankets in the box in the room that we were advised to use in the absence of bed sheets.

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : LocationVirtual KeySpacious
  : Not very cleanSofa bed wasnt ready despite explicit requestThe next guest arrived at 8:30 before we left (and opened the door with their virtual key)Sower was cold (too low water pressure)No dishwasher soap or such basic starter kits

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The location of the apartment was close to where we wanted to visit and many restaurants. The building was very clean and the room was beautiful. I loved the exposed beams, all the windows, and the extra towels and blankets provided. The host was great and quick to answer questions. There are ac units in each room which is nice. We didn't need to use them as we opened all the windows to let in a great breeze.
  : The noise from the street could be loud but we didn't have any trouble sleeping after walking all day. There are a lot of stairs to climb to get to the apartment so make sure you are prepared for that. It wasn't a problem for us but worth mentioning.