Cancello - Rome
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Accommodates 2 — 1 Bedroom
— 1 Bath
We ourselves stayed in our Cancello
apartment in September 2002 for two weeks. We could have stayed
for a lifetime. Also, my late companion Tom Lalor stayed here
often on his own for a month at a time in June for four years
running while he studied Italian. It is a delightful place
in every way.
The location just can’t
be beat: a 3-minute walk to either Piazza Navona or the Pantheon,
plus the little open-air market at Piazza delle Coppelle and
a supermarket just around the corner in Piazza Nicosia. To
us, this is Rome’s most characteristic neighborhood,
full of little shops and trattorie and indeed some of the
city’s most elegant restaurants. The Via dei Coronari,
famous for antiques, is steps away.
Is the apartment noisy? I am
a noise fanatic, and it didn’t bother me. But there are
pedestrians and mopeds and street life. Our apartment is on
the ground and first floors, and one has the sense of living
amidst everything. I was entirely seduced. After 8pm or so,
noise is at a minimum, and I succeeded in sleeping with windows
open.
The Cancello apartment is a
duplex. You enter from the street – through a double
set of doors with good security – into a gracious living/dining
room with kitchenette separated by a counter from the rest
of the room. The kitchen is very well equipped. The fact that
the owner lives in the flat during the winter is reflected
by little personal touches throughout. This couldn’t
have been furnished for rental. Ceilings are beamed, and the
feeling throughout is Old Rome.
A narrowish set of stairs leads
directly up into the bedroom with two windows overloooking
the lane. The bed is extremely comfortable, firm but not a
marble slab. It’s 57 inches wide, thus a bit narrower
than an American queen-size and wider than an American double.
I slept with another person with no difficulty. This room
also contains a desk and chair, as well as a somewhat old-fashioned
air-conditioning unit that does work with patience. A computer
can be hooked up with the right wiring, not difficult even
for me to accomplish.
I came away from the Cancello
apartment with a renewed enthusiasm. It is one of our best
offerings right in the heart of my favorite part of the Eternal
City.
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Tentative Rates:
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1,250 euros/week for stays up
to 11 nights
1,150 euros/week for stays 12 nights or more
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| Extras: |
50 euros final cleaning
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| Arrival: |
Any day of the week
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Minimum
stay: |
1 week, with extra days pro-rated
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