San Bartolomeo - Rome

Accommodates 6— 3 Bedrooms — 2 Baths — Roof Terrace

San Bartolomeo is an incredible rarity among weekly apartment rentals in Rome — in fact, among city vacation rentals in Italy anywhere. It’s got three real bedrooms for up to 6 people.

The location? One of our favorites in all of Rome: the Jewish Quarter, within 5 minutes’ walk of Rome’s synagogue, the open-air market at Campo dei Fiori, the elegant fountains of the Piazza Farnese, and the charming art gallery of the Palazzo Spada. The tram is practically outside the door, as are buses running up and down the banks of the Tiber, and dozens of bus lines originate or pass through nearby Piazza Venezia and Largo Torre Argentina. Restaurants and trattorie abound, including some of our favorites like Sanpietrino, Vecchia Roma and Giggetto.

An elevator takes you up to the American third floor of this historic 16th-century palazzo. Upon entering, one immediately has a sense of space, light, breatheability, and good taste. San Bartolomeo’s entry hall leads directly into a dining room with table for 8, adjacent to a living room comfortably furnished with the usual sofas and chairs. The kitchen is spacious, light, and very well-equipped with conventional oven and 5-burner gas stovetop, microwave, big American-style fridge and freezer, American coffee maker, dishwasher, and washing machine. All three bedrooms are twin, two joinable as matrimonials. One bedroom has an en-suite bath with shower over tub. The other two bedrooms share a bath with shower only. Two of the bedrooms are “master” bedrooms; the third is significantly smaller and really good for children.

San Bartolomeo has phone, computer hookup, and satellite TV, and domestic help is available, even a cook. The two principal bedrooms have air-conditioning units. And to top it all off, there’s also access via elevator or stairs to the palazzo’s roof terrace with gorgeous views of Rome and the surroundings hills as far out as Castel Gandolfo. Rarely do the buildings permanent residents take advantage of this terrace; hence, you’ll almost certainly have it to yourselves if you decide to come up one evening for drinks or a picnic.

Rates:	2,250 euros per week
Extras:	Gas/electricity consumption, by meter
Arrival:	Saturday generally, but inquire especially in off-season
Minimum stay:	1 week; extra days can sometimes be pro-rated