We enjoyed our stay at Lidia’s apartment. The living room and bedroom are quite large, so as a couple we had plenty of space. The kitchen is well equipped, although we hardly used it because we preferred eating out. There is no balcony or terrace that you can use, but the Villa Pamphilj park is just 200 m away. So we would take some snacks and beverages there and sit on a bench in the evening sun and watch some kids play soccer or a group celebrating a birthday in the park.
The apartment is located in a residential neighbourhood, so if you want to visit the sites and museums, you need to take the bus to the historic city center. Conveniently enough bus nr. 44 has a stop around the corner and will bring you in approximately half an hour to the Campidoglio. (From Fiumicino Airport you can take the train to Trastevere station and then bus 44 to the apartment).
We really liked it to stay in a “normal” neighbourhood in Rome. Contrary to the overcrowded city center, there are no tourists here (well…, except the two of us off course). It was nice to have breakfast in a nearby bar where the owner on the 3rd day already knew upfront what we wanted to order. There is a large supermarket nearby as well as some nice restaurants where, by the looks of it, we were the only tourists :-)
We did not meet Lidia in person, because our daughter (studying in Rome) picked up the key on our behalf. But communication was easy and fast using the Airbnb app and Whatsapp.
We can certainly recommend Lidia’s place.