Alessandro met us at the apartment with the keys, walked through and showed us how to work things, and circled things on a map of Rome to help us find our way around and made suggestions of both tourist things to see and local favorites not to miss.
As for the apartment, the location was amazing! It's within walking distance of everything we wanted to see with the exception of the Vatican. And it's in a wonderful, vibrant neighborhood full of locals and wonderful places to eat. We felt safe, comfortable, and it was even quiet - despite all the activity outside! The apartment itself has so much character packed into a small space that we were really thankful we chose to stay there. It really isn't large, but if you have 2-3 people and don't plan to do much there besides sleep - it's PERFECT! It is simply charming.