Laura’s place is the perfect jumping off point for exploring central Rome, especially if you have children. There’s a bus route (118) easily accessible by foot from her property that takes you right into town in half an hour. On our first day we walked up the Appian Way for an hour to join the Big Bus tour at the San Sebastian catacombes, which are remarkable. Laura’s place is gorgeous - big and green - with a great pool, lots of spaces for kids to explore and animals to meet (be very prepared for mosquitoes though, as is likely the case for any place this time of year).