We stayed at Lara's apartment, it was great, had everything you need, close to metro, just 10 minutes to the center of Rome, maybe 15 min,depending on where you get off. Apt. was very clean, bed was comfortable, plenty of linens, lots of dishes & cookware, even though I didn’t use them, lol, I was on vacation too! There is a restaurant & bar/ coffee shop on one side & a pizza place on the other, very good pizza ! You may hear some noise from them time to time, but it really didnt bother us, as we were gone most of the time or too tired ! To me it kind of added to the atmosphere of Italy , especially the smells of pizza when you open the windows! Would definitely stay again! Kay & Don