Question: I’m planning a trip late July or early August with a friend and her two teenage daughters. We would like to stay in an apartment in central Rome, paying up to 1000 GBP.

Answer: you can book central Rome apartments through an agency such as Holiday Velvet, which has rentals starting at 150GBP a night for two bedrooms and air conditioning (crucial) in high summer.

Question: I plan to mark my retirement and my 60th birthday by visiting Rome with my husband and two adult children in September…

Answer: you could try Holiday Velvet, whose Pantheon Rose apartment has a view of the Pantheon from one of the bedrooms and costs £908 a week in September

We were recommended for holiday rentals in New York and Rio de Janeiro apartments.

We were recommended for holiday rentals in Venice and London apartments.