Travel back in time when you stay at the beautiful Baroque Pianoforte Apartment, nestled in the heart of central Rome, the capital city of Italy. This charming eighty-five metre squared, fifth-floor apartment has two double bedrooms. It can comfortably accommodate up to five guests, ideal for a small family holiday or two couples sharing.

Pianoforte Apartment is housed in an original seventeenth-century building steeped in history, popes have spent time there, and it was once a workshop for the Vatican Museum to restore its priceless marble statues. The incredibly detailed hand-painted, wood beam, timbered ceilings have recently been restored to their former glory, and the owner’s passion for art and culture is displayed with original artworks, fascinating ephemera displayed in all the rooms, and antique bookshelves stuffed to bursting.

Pianoforte Apartment lives up to its name, with a baby grand piano in the cosy sitting room with French windows that open onto city-view balconies. Antique rugs from the east are scattered throughout the apartment, sharing their colourful hues on stone floors. The apartment is blessed with a fragrant rooftop garden, populated with tendered plants and shrubs in terracotta pots, whilst the intoxicating scent of orange blossom lingers on the evening air.

Take the elevator to the fifth floor, and enter the light and airy, unique holiday home from home. The sitting room is sumptuous; soft sofas and inviting, deep-cushioned armchairs are grouped around the piano, facing an open fireplace, and all sit under a richly painted, timbered ceiling, whilst seventeenth-century art adorns the wall. The dining room has a six-seater table and chairs sandwiched between two splendid bookcases, the perfect room for some impressive romantic candlelit entertaining. The galley-style kitchen is fully equipped with all the latest appliances to cater for your stay, or better still, ask the concierge to arrange a private chef.

There are two exquisitely appointed, charmingly dressed double bedrooms with queen-sized beds. There are two modern bathrooms, one with a bathtub and balcony, the other with a glass-fronted walk-in shower, hand basins, and WCs. Access the gorgeous rooftop garden terrace, where you will find a city view, a soft seating spot with a shady parasol, and a hot spot for meeting for morning coffee. As dusk falls, gather for a sundowner aperitivo, and feast alfresco at the outdoor dining set under a cerulean sky.