Valentina - Sleeps 6
Luxury Apartment Rome Apartment Near Spanish Steps
Luxury apartment where you can enjoy a
privileged life style appropriate to the finest neighborhood in
Rome.
Location
Overlooking the exclusive Hotel d'Inghilterra and on the corner of Via Condotti in Rome, the Valentina apartment is in the heart of all that is elegant in the Eternal City. A two minute walk puts you in front of the Spanish Steps, a location that is so popular because it is so central. Stroll for 15 minutes and you can find yourself at most of the noteworthy sites of historic Rome.
Building
The building mirrors the neighborhood, a proper "palazzo" built about 250 years ago when the Princes Torlonia were amassing their fortunes by managing the fortunes of the Vatican and build the palace across the street. The warm ochre of the Palazzo, enhanced by its white marble casements, dominates the near-view from two of the living room windows. The palace is subtly lit at night; it glows but doesn't glare into the windows of the apartment.
The apartment is on the third floor (second, European designation) and adjoins the Renata apartment that, if available, can be rented at the same time to sleep up to eleven people.
Interior Description
Spacious and quiet elegance typify this fine apartment. Four large windows light the living room, two look up Via Condotti towards the Spanish Steps and two overlook Hotel d'Inghilterra and Via Bocca di Leone.
Two white sofas are grouped by the working fireplace that features stonework from the ancestral home in southern Italy. The hand-hewn ceiling beams have been exposed to display the room as it was originally designed. Also in the living room are some fine antique pieces, a sideboard, a desk, and a long dining table that will seat eight. The living room has a television with satellite reception. The apartment is wired for high-speed internet.
Next to the living room is a good-sized bedroom with a queen bed. The closet area is great for travelers with spaces for stowing your suitcases and open shelves and rods that keep your items in view. The closet leads to a bathroom with step-in shower that has a fixed shower head as well as hand-held shower. Because this bedroom overlooks the street there is street noise from pedestrians, motor scooters, delivery vehicles. The other two bedrooms, which do not face the street, are quiet.
From the large entry, one can enter the living room or proceed down the hallway to laundry, kitchen, small bedroom and second large bedroom. The hallway has floor to ceiling French doors that open over a railing onto the internal courtyard. It is a great way of bringing in cooling breezes and the warm Roman weather. The floors are tile throughout.
Off the hall is a nook that contains a washing machine across the hall from the well-lit, galley-style kitchen that has a four burner stove top, microwave oven, dishwasher, small refrigerator/freezer, toaster and coffee maker. Also included for the guests are dishes, flatware, and pots and pans for guest use.
The next bedroom is the smallest, with just room for a single bed and an antique desk with a large antique mirror. The sixth sleeping place is perched high in this room, accessed by a ladder. The sleeping loft with safety rails has a French twin, i.e. large twin mattress. A little shelf for your book and glasses and a reading light are all you find up here. There is however, an air conditioning unit high in this room so it will be comfortable even during hot nights.
Directly across the hall is a bathroom with a small step in shower stall with telephone style shower head that can be used by the small bedroom occupants and also is easily accessed by guests.
The second large bedroom features a configurable twin/queen bed. A small balcony with planters opens onto the interior of the block with views of several nice terraces and well-gardened balconies. The dressing and closet area is well thought out for guests with space to stow luggage and open shelves and rods for clothing. The closet area leads to a bathroom with Jacuzzi tub with fixed shower head above it as well as a handheld shower.
Weekly rent includes one and a half hours of housekeeping each weekday.
This apartment and Renata next door are decorated with art and antiques. The linens and upholstery are primarily crisp white giving a sense of calm and luxury.
Particular attention has been paid to the needs of vacation guests so that there is a place for luggage and closets are open so things don't get lost in drawers.
All bathrooms are equipped with a fixed-head shower as well as a hand-held one.
The location is terrific.
The loft bed will probably appeal only to teenagers; you can't stand up in the loft and you've got to clamber up on a ladder.
Via Condotti is a pedestrian-only street, except for taxis, local deliveries and motorini (motor scooters) that seem to buzz around with impunity. In the warm months the murmur of the pedestrians can carry up to open living room windows.
The master bedroom and small bedroom windows open onto the interior courtyard, quiet.
Location
Overlooking the exclusive Hotel d'Inghilterra and on the corner of Via Condotti in Rome, the Valentina apartment is in the heart of all that is elegant in the Eternal City. A two minute walk puts you in front of the Spanish Steps, a location that is so popular because it is so central. Stroll for 15 minutes and you can find yourself at most of the noteworthy sites of historic Rome.
Building
The building mirrors the neighborhood, a proper "palazzo" built about 250 years ago when the Princes Torlonia were amassing their fortunes by managing the fortunes of the Vatican and build the palace across the street. The warm ochre of the Palazzo, enhanced by its white marble casements, dominates the near-view from two of the living room windows. The palace is subtly lit at night; it glows but doesn't glare into the windows of the apartment.
The apartment is on the third floor (second, European designation) and adjoins the Renata apartment that, if available, can be rented at the same time to sleep up to eleven people.
Interior Description
Spacious and quiet elegance typify this fine apartment. Four large windows light the living room, two look up Via Condotti towards the Spanish Steps and two overlook Hotel d'Inghilterra and Via Bocca di Leone.
Two white sofas are grouped by the working fireplace that features stonework from the ancestral home in southern Italy. The hand-hewn ceiling beams have been exposed to display the room as it was originally designed. Also in the living room are some fine antique pieces, a sideboard, a desk, and a long dining table that will seat eight. The living room has a television with satellite reception. The apartment is wired for high-speed internet.
Next to the living room is a good-sized bedroom with a queen bed. The closet area is great for travelers with spaces for stowing your suitcases and open shelves and rods that keep your items in view. The closet leads to a bathroom with step-in shower that has a fixed shower head as well as hand-held shower. Because this bedroom overlooks the street there is street noise from pedestrians, motor scooters, delivery vehicles. The other two bedrooms, which do not face the street, are quiet.
From the large entry, one can enter the living room or proceed down the hallway to laundry, kitchen, small bedroom and second large bedroom. The hallway has floor to ceiling French doors that open over a railing onto the internal courtyard. It is a great way of bringing in cooling breezes and the warm Roman weather. The floors are tile throughout.
Off the hall is a nook that contains a washing machine across the hall from the well-lit, galley-style kitchen that has a four burner stove top, microwave oven, dishwasher, small refrigerator/freezer, toaster and coffee maker. Also included for the guests are dishes, flatware, and pots and pans for guest use.
The next bedroom is the smallest, with just room for a single bed and an antique desk with a large antique mirror. The sixth sleeping place is perched high in this room, accessed by a ladder. The sleeping loft with safety rails has a French twin, i.e. large twin mattress. A little shelf for your book and glasses and a reading light are all you find up here. There is however, an air conditioning unit high in this room so it will be comfortable even during hot nights.
Directly across the hall is a bathroom with a small step in shower stall with telephone style shower head that can be used by the small bedroom occupants and also is easily accessed by guests.
The second large bedroom features a configurable twin/queen bed. A small balcony with planters opens onto the interior of the block with views of several nice terraces and well-gardened balconies. The dressing and closet area is well thought out for guests with space to stow luggage and open shelves and rods for clothing. The closet area leads to a bathroom with Jacuzzi tub with fixed shower head above it as well as a handheld shower.
Weekly rent includes one and a half hours of housekeeping each weekday.
This apartment and Renata next door are decorated with art and antiques. The linens and upholstery are primarily crisp white giving a sense of calm and luxury.
Particular attention has been paid to the needs of vacation guests so that there is a place for luggage and closets are open so things don't get lost in drawers.
All bathrooms are equipped with a fixed-head shower as well as a hand-held one.
The location is terrific.
The loft bed will probably appeal only to teenagers; you can't stand up in the loft and you've got to clamber up on a ladder.
Via Condotti is a pedestrian-only street, except for taxis, local deliveries and motorini (motor scooters) that seem to buzz around with impunity. In the warm months the murmur of the pedestrians can carry up to open living room windows.
The master bedroom and small bedroom windows open onto the interior courtyard, quiet.
Euros Price
High Season 7 nights €4480; 6 nights €3840; 5 nights €3200
Low Season 7 nights €3920; 6 nights €3360; 5 nights €2800
Holiday Season: 7 nights €5390.
1-week minimum for Christmas, New Year's, Easter weeks.
Includes utilities up to a generous 20 Kwh/day, one-and-a-half hours cleaning weekdays except holidays.
Bedrooms:
3 bedrooms: 1st bedroom with queen size bed, 2nd bedroom with two twins that can be joined to make a queen, 3rd bedroom with a twin and another twin in loft . Beds have thick mattress on frame, no box spring, standard in Italy.
Crib upon request
Bathrooms:
3 bathrooms: One with whirlpool tub with fixed and handheld shower head. Second with with step in shower with fixed and handheld shower head. Third with small shower stall and handheld shower head. Hairdryer provided.
No. of Guests:
Up to 6 people. Good for families, can be rented with Renata apartment next door for large groups.
Size:
1600 square feet
Washer/Dryer:
Washing machine - yes. Dryer - no. Iron and ironing board provided.
Kitchen:
4-burner stove top, oven, microwave, dishwasher, drip coffee maker, small refrigerator with freezer, pots, pans, dishes.
Air Conditioning & Central Heating:
Yes, central heating and A/C throughout.
Elevator:
Yes. Apartment is located on 3rd floor U.S. designation (2nd European designation). Entrance is one step up from street. Elevator will not accommodate a wheelchair. No steps within main floor of apartment.
Internet, TV, DVD, CD Player:
WiFi Internet, multi -zone DVD player, satellite TV with English language news stations in living room. Landline phone.
Linens:
Sheets and towels are provided.
Neighborhood:
Rome's finest neighborhood, replete with famous site, shops, many restaurants.
High Season 7 nights €4480; 6 nights €3840; 5 nights €3200
Low Season 7 nights €3920; 6 nights €3360; 5 nights €2800
Holiday Season: 7 nights €5390.
1-week minimum for Christmas, New Year's, Easter weeks.
Includes utilities up to a generous 20 Kwh/day, one-and-a-half hours cleaning weekdays except holidays.
Bedrooms:
3 bedrooms: 1st bedroom with queen size bed, 2nd bedroom with two twins that can be joined to make a queen, 3rd bedroom with a twin and another twin in loft . Beds have thick mattress on frame, no box spring, standard in Italy.
Crib upon request
Bathrooms:
3 bathrooms: One with whirlpool tub with fixed and handheld shower head. Second with with step in shower with fixed and handheld shower head. Third with small shower stall and handheld shower head. Hairdryer provided.
No. of Guests:
Up to 6 people. Good for families, can be rented with Renata apartment next door for large groups.
Size:
1600 square feet
Washer/Dryer:
Washing machine - yes. Dryer - no. Iron and ironing board provided.
Kitchen:
4-burner stove top, oven, microwave, dishwasher, drip coffee maker, small refrigerator with freezer, pots, pans, dishes.
Air Conditioning & Central Heating:
Yes, central heating and A/C throughout.
Elevator:
Yes. Apartment is located on 3rd floor U.S. designation (2nd European designation). Entrance is one step up from street. Elevator will not accommodate a wheelchair. No steps within main floor of apartment.
Internet, TV, DVD, CD Player:
WiFi Internet, multi -zone DVD player, satellite TV with English language news stations in living room. Landline phone.
Linens:
Sheets and towels are provided.
Neighborhood:
Rome's finest neighborhood, replete with famous site, shops, many restaurants.