The apartment is lovely and bright, very clean , and spacious for a family of 4. We enjoyed a drink on the balcony in the evenings, which gives an interesting view on local life! The apartment has air conditioning which is essential during the summer, and amenities such as a dishwasher and washing machine made the apartment feel like a home from home. The location is a lovely quiet leafy neighbourhood, which felt very safe, and within easy walking distance (uphill!) of Gianicolo Hill and the Villa Doria Pamphilj park, and a short bus ride into the midst of Trastevere with its bars, restaurants and even an open air cinema while we were there.
St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican are within easy reach by suburban train from the nearest station, Quattro Venti. The Centro Historico can be reached by local bus from the square 2 mins walk from the apartment. The bus journey into the centre takes about 20 mins, although buses were rather unreliable during our stay (perhaps due to temporary problems with the service, or perhaps because it was August, we don’t know. A couple of times we resorted to Uber to get home after long waits at bus stops!). The train service was also very delayed on our last day.
All in all, I would recommend Francesca’s apartment highly!