We didn't get to meet Anwar, but her husband Pierpaolo was wonderful and met us at the apartment even after our train was canceled and rescheduled for a much later arrival time than we had planned for. The place was bright and clean and spacious and accurately described. We never had difficulty with hot water (5 people) and there were two sets of keys available (yay! some places only have one set and that makes traveling with guests more complicated). There were also extra blankets and pillows in the storage under one of the beds and we were able to create two make-shift, floor beds for our smallest two kids who would otherwise roll off a higher bed. The kitchen is fairly basic in equipment and had minimal counter space to work with, but it works well and your largest meals will mostly be eating out anyway.

The location is about an 8-10min walk from the Colosseum (where there is another metro entrance) and there is a large park with a playground (if you have kids this offers great down time/energy release after sightseeing!) a block away on the same street, and there is a small grocery shop a block away in the other direction where we easily obtained eggs and fruits etc for the apartment. I recommend stopping at Panella's at some point, Anwar or her hubby can point it out, but it is a close bakery (a wee bit pricey) but with some delicious foods that we would pack when we traveled. The neighborhood had us a bit nervous at first, as we walked there from Termini train station in the dark at night and saw some graffiti on nearby walls and people suspiciously loitering at the park, but in daylight and once familiarized with the city it was perfectly fine. I would recommend this place to a friend wanting to stay by the Colosseum! And as others have said it is close enough to do a good night walk as well :)