Vittoria and her daughter were spectacular hosts. We were welcomed with some delicious refreshments. It was a personal experience because it's her apartment and you work directly with her rather than a renting company. This makes for a very pleasant transaction. Communication was always fast and thorough. And they were kind enough to schedule a taxi pick up for us.
The apartment was so comfortable. My parents took the bedroom with the bathroom attached, and my husband and I took the further bedroom and used the 2nd bathroom as ours. Both bedrooms and the living area had air conditioning units, and we had good wifi. And there was art and hand-made creations by Vittoria in the apartment. Very talented!
The location was perfect. Right around us we had a small market and good restaurants. We would take pleasant strolls and eat at different places. All delicious!
We were right up the street from the Castel Sant'Angelo - and from that main road we could see the Vatican - which when we walked there, was about 10 minutes. We were 5-10 minutes from Piazza Navona, the Patheon, & the Campo de'Fiori. We walked to the Colosseum - which might look far, but strolling slowly along the river and checking out some sights (Isola Tiberina, Campodiglio Museum) in between made it easy. Then we took a taxi home. We only had 3 days so we missed a lot, but we plan on returning! I would definitely stay in Vittoria's apartment again. It's perfectly central to everything in every direction.
**Tips about Vatican: reserve tickets in advance for the Vatican Museums! You get to skip the line- and believe me that line is LONG during high tourist season. Also, from where the apartment is, you will arrive at the Vatican on the side of the Basilica (10 minute walk). The Basilica line is separate from the Vatican Museum line. The Vatican Museum line is around the building, in back of where the basilica is (another 10 minute walk). Signs are hard to see. St. Peter's Basilica is free & does not have advance tickets- go early in morning if you can bc line gets long! Take a scarf in case you have to cover up to enter the Sistine Chapel. You definitely have to cover knees & shoulders for St. Peter's Basilica. Also take cold water bc many parts are rather hot & stuffy.