Magda was very friendly and gave us a warm welcome even though she doesn’t speak much english. She provided us with tea, coffee and a bit of food which is always nice after a day of traveling.

The apartment building itself is a little run down but Magda’s apartment is well decorated and maintained. Very artsy (although a bedroom is a bit dark).

It is serviced by many public transport options: bus, tram, old train and metro. Unfortunately Rome’s public transport isn’t as efficient as some other European cities. The old train takes you to termini station in about 20 mins and is close to the house. From there you can walk or take the metro to the sites.

Otherwise there is a bus that goes directly. It takes around 40 mins to the Colosseum. The metro line does not yet reach the city center.

Overall we enjoyed our stay in Magda's place as we had enough time to see everything even with the transit time. The only downside was the bed was not too comfortable.