#YellowtraceTravels: CasaCau Apartments, Rome.

CasaCau Apartments, Rome. Photo by Nick Hughes/ Yellowtrace

CasaCau Apartments, Rome. Photography © Nick Hughes/ Yellowtrace.

During our trip to Rome earlier this year, we had the great pleasure of staying at CasaCau apartments. For our second visit to Rome, I was searching for something that felt a little bit local and in a perfect location, within easy distance to the city’s many historical monuments. CasaCau provided us with this and so much more.

Decked out with vintage finds, the hotel offers secluded and surprisingly peaceful six boutique apartments in the centre of Rome, in a 17th-century building just steps from the Trevi fountain. The interior decor is unapologetically inspired by the 1960s crash pads, with dramatic frescos, oversized art prints, a sprinkling of antique trinkets, and splashes of mid-century modern colour palettes.

We stayed in Apartment 4 – “Left Corner Apartment” – an oversized 50sqm self contained room with a generously proportioned bedroom (the bed sat on an elevated platform in the middle of the room – so wild), dining room with concrete table and gold dining chair, small kitchenette for self-catering flexibility, and a bath complete with a Turkish steam-room and a bathtub.

Each apartment at CasaCau has it’s own unique aesthetic – from custom painted murals, photographic artworks, unique vintage furniture and more – each space feels like a home that belonged to someone else, embodying it’s own sense of personality and irreverence.

The charming hosts at CasaCau are obliging and happy to help – they also genuinely love their city and want you to love it too. Whether you are after tips for best Laundromats (indeed, I am sad like that), vintage stores and/ or restaurants – hit them up and they’ll be happy to oblige (after you’ve consulted our own Rome Travel Tips, of course!).

I just hope we get the change to return some time soon. Pretty please…?

Team Yellowtrace have flown to Rome courtesy of Cathay Pacific, who fly to Italy (Rome & Milan) daily. Cathay’s great connections from Australia allow getting from Sydney to Italy in under 25 hours, including transit times. For more information visit cathaypacific.com.au.