Papal Apartments (Rome)

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The Papal Apartments is the non-official designation for the collection of apartments, both private and state, that wrap around a courtyard (the Courtyard of Sixtus V, 'cortile de Sisto V') on two sides of the third floor (the top floor) of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City in Rome.

Since the 17th century the Papal Apartments have been the official residence of the Pope in his religious capacity (as Supreme Pontiff).
Prior to 1870, the Pope's official residence in his temporal capacity as (sovereign of the Papal States) was the Quirinal Palace, which is now the official residence of the president of Italy.
The Papal Apartments are referred to in Italian by several terms, including 'appartamento nobile' and 'appartamento pontificio'.

The apartments include about ten large rooms including a vestibule, a small studio office for the papal secretary, the pope's private study, the pope's bedroom in the corner of the building, a medical suite (which includes dental equipment and equipment for emergency surgery), a dining room, a small living room, and the kitchen.