Regola Guest Portal

🏠 Address

Vicolo del Giglio, 2a
Roma, RM 00186

The closest most cabs can reach is Piazza Farnese.

Street numbers count upward on each side of the street independently, and do not use odd and even addresses to distinguish opposite sides of the street. The 2A door is between the doors to Vicolo del Giglio 2 and 3 (Idraulico Valentini).

🔑 Key & Building Access

Building Door: Insert the long, round-back "CISA" key into the lower key hole with teeth up, turn clockwise a quarter turn, then push the door open.

Living Room Door: At the top of the stairs, open the door on the left (unlocked), and follow the veranda to the living room door. The green shutter door is also unlocked. The small round-back key opens the door to the living room.

Kitchen Door: Long rectangular key with a red H symbol on the bow. Inserts into the kitchen door (opposite the veranda door) horizontally, turn clockwise to open.

Once you enter the building, all of the buttons that have a little dot of light on them will illuminate the stairwell.

All doors lock automatically when closed.

Please return the keys to Dashiell unless otherwise instructed.

🛫 Departure

Turn off the A/C and all lights.

Ensure that the oven and stove tops are off.

Ensure that the projector and PS5 are completely off.

Ensure all windows and doors are closed.

Take all perishable food with you.

Empty all bins and take the trash to the bins in the courtyard or nearby sorted bins.

Clean and put away the dishes.

Launder the sheets and towels and make the beds.

🧽 Household Items

Cabinet by the door: shopping bags, paper towels, shelf-stable foods.

Cabinet above the bathtub: toilet paper, sunscreen, soap, toothbrushes, first aid kit.

Living room cubbies: plugs, charging cables, fans, speaker, hats, towels, sheets, board games, office supplies.

🚪 Navigating the Condo

Front kitchen door: do not put your fingers in the door hinge. Don't leave the cabinet to the left of the refrigerator open.

Door from the living room to the bathroom: turn the handle completely when opening and closing the door.

Bedroom door: use light when going down the stairs (there are light switches both upstairs and downstairs).

Door from the veranda to the living room: this door can be hard to see when it’s open if the curtains are down. Careful not to walk into it.

❄️ Climate

Please turn the a/c off when leaving the apartment.

The upstairs bedroom a/c should only be needed when in use (the small room cools fast).

Please keep windows closed during summer when the a/c is running.

Use the floor fan to direct cool air from the living room into the sleeping alcove.

🍽️ Kitchen & Appliances

Equipped with induction cooktop, compact dishwasher, small oven.

Plates, bowls, and glasses are in the cabinet above the sink. Silverware is in the cabinet to the left of the refrigerator.

Please throw out all perishable food when you depart. Do not try to bring perishable food into the US.

🧺 Laundry

Operating the in-unit washer:

1. Add clothes to the washer (if the laundry fills the cylinder, it’s full; don’t stuff it.)
2. Push down the lower metal flap (with the plastic latch).
3. Push down the upper metal flap and lock it into the lower flap.
4. When the lid is upright, it shows three openings. Pour detergent (half a cap full) into the opening on the right.
5. Close the lid. Turn the dial to the left past zero. Then turn the dial to the right to the desired setting. The first number is temperature in degrees, the second number is cycle length.
6. Hold the blinking “Avvio” button for two seconds to start the machine.
7. Once the washing machine is running, don’t touch anything. Don’t pause it. Don’t turn the dial. Let the entire cycle complete before trying to open the lid.
8. If the washing machine lid won’t open, press the Reset button (the square button above the Avvio button) and wait for the process to finish before trying to open the door.
9. When the load is done, lift the lid and open the metal cylinder using the plastic latch.
10. Hang the laundry in the veranda or on the terrace to dry.

The “cotton” setting (60 degrees centigrade) is not recommended for anything other than towels and sheets.

There are two laundromats less than a block from the apartment. Their machines do not require detergent.

🛁 Hot Water

If the hot water isn’t working, the most likely culprit is the gas apparatus, which can be found in the veranda against the kitchen wall.

If the pressure dial indicates that it is lower than 1, gently unscrew the cap next to it, which should cause the pressure gauge to rise. Once the pressure sits between 1 and 2, screw the cap back to its off position. Then try the hot water again.

If it still doesn’t work, call Dash.

♻️ Waste & Recycling

Separated collection per Rome regulations:

• Organic (Umido): Brown bin
• Paper & Cardboard: Blue bag
• Plastic & Metal: Yellow bin
• Glass: Green street bin (Piazza della Quercia)

Nearest sorted trash bins: Located at Via della Pietà, 15.

Leave bagged trash around the corner on Vicolo delle Grotte next to the flamingo graffiti. Monday - Paper, Tuesday - Plastic, Wednesday - Mixed, Thursday - Paper, Friday - Plastic

In the late afternoon, there are assorted bins at Campo, just in front of the Drunken Ship pub, for disposal of all types of waste including glass bottles and metal cans.

📬 Post Office

Do not trust online information (e.g. Google Maps) for post office locations and hours. The closest post office to the condo should be at Piazza Benedetto Cairoli, but it may be permanently closed. The one at Piazza San Silvestro is the closest post office that should be guaranteed to be open from at least 8 am until 12:30 pm, Monday through Saturday. Waits can be long, so arrive early.

Sending mail from the mail slot on the building and receiving mail at Vicolo del Giglio are unreliable.

☕ Coffee

Barnum is the closest place to the condo to get American-style coffee and French pastries. You can skip the line of people outside by ordering at the bar to go.

Sant'Eustachio is best close option for high quality Roman coffee.

You won't always see it on menus, but you can order a "caffè freddo con latte" anywhere if you're looking for an American-style iced coffee (made with espresso).

🏛️ Heritage & Ramón Gaya

This residence was the creative home and studio of Spanish master painter Ramón Gaya during his prolific Roman period. Please treat the historic architectural details with utmost care.

📽️ Projector

Please do not move the projector or media console. The apartment does not have Internet yet. The PS5 has a number of games installed, and more on disk in the righthand media cabinet.

Turning The Projector Off: Hold the power button down for two seconds and then select shutdown. If you just click the power button once it goes into sleep mode and the “formovie” light stays illuminated.

👹 Mischief

Do not climb onto the roof from the terrace or from the living room window.

Do not slam the front door or the apartment doors.

Do not have more than four people on the terrace at one time.

Do not be loud on the terrace.

Keep the projector volume below 25.

Please use sheets when sleeping on the sofa bed.

🌇 Terrace

The terrace light and awning are controlled by the same light switch. Switching the terrace light off and on again changes its brightness setting.

Whoever sits next to the terrace faucet needs to look out to make sure they don’t accidentally injure themselves on the faucet.

🗣️ Expressions

Informal / Formal:

• How is it Going? – Come stai? / Come sta?
• Thanks a million. – Grazie infinite
• With pleasure – Con piacere
• And to you. – A te / A lei
• Excuse me – Scusi / Scusa
• It's a pleasure to meet you – Piacere
• Hello – Ciao / Salve / Salute / Buongiorno
• I’m sorry – Mi dispiace
• Forgive me – Perdonami
• My apologies – Chiedo scusa
• My mistake – Errore mio
• You’re Right – Hai ragione

🍝 Culture

Don’t cut your pasta.

Don’t talk loudly.

Don’t mix pasta sauces.

Don't order cappuccino past noon.

Don’t go to fancy places underdressed.

Stay hydrated.

🚩 Tours

The Caravaggio walking tour is excellent.

Skip the Vatican organized tour. They miss many parts of the museum and waste a lot of time explaining stuff you’ll already know (Trojan horse, head of Medusa).

Palazzo Farnese tour is a must if you can find availability.

Note: Everyone's shoulders and knees need to be covered to visit the churches.

🧀 Buying Cheese & Salumi

Best Italian ham: Crudo di Bassiano Gran Riserva.

An “etto” is 100 grams (it costs a tenth of whatever the stated price per kilo is), and is enough for 4+ people to get a decent sample of it.

If you ask for a "piatto degustazione" they will slice the meats and cheeses up for you and package them together.

You can explain that you want 10 or 20 euros worth of cheese overall and they can figure out the right portions to give you.

💸 Expenses

The condo is entirely free for you to use. But if you insist on covering expenses, it costs €70 to have the apartment cleaned, and utilities for the apartment cost roughly €10 a day.

Contact Dash if you would like to have the condo cleaned during your stay.