This was our first visit to Rome and we were very happy with the location of Alessandra’s place. It is about 5-10 mins walk to the Spanish Steps. On the other direction, there is Piazza Del Popolo, also about 5-10 mins walk from her place. It took us about an hour to get to her place from Fiumicino airport - it’s 14 EUR on the Leonardo Express train and 1.50 EUR from Termini station to Spagna station (we got each ticket from a machine, it was easy). Besides getting to and from the airport on the trains, we were able to walk everywhere from her place - it took us about 30-45 mins to get to the Vatican, or the Colosseum, or Trastevere. There’s so many things to see in the eternal city and by walking, we were able to admire the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and the Tiber river multiple times on the routes we took.
We really enjoyed Alessandra’s hospitality. She’s a genuine and beautiful soul, offered us coffee and cake, and is always happy to help. Her cats are easy going and calm - they are always just relaxing and you can pet Oliver if you want, he is one cool cat.