Our family of four spent two nights at Andrea’s apartment, a stone’s throw from the Colosseum with an absolutely magnificent view from the terrace. The apartment was spacious and clean, and Tatiana, the property manager, was helpful with our bags and reservations. The decor was not to our personal taste but there were numerous antiques. A few things kept this from being a five-star stay. First, the beds were relatively comfortable, but there was only one thin pillow for each person. The beds also didn’t have top sheets. Second, the washing machine wasn’t working properly; it had to be coaxed to work and even then was very fussy. Finally, we encountered some minor troubles on check-in that were partly our fault due to our inability to communicate with Tatiana on our arrival, but we felt could have been handled somewhat better. All in all, though, we very much enjoyed our stay and will dream of our evenings on the terrace...