I had a great month in Rome staying at Francesca and Marco's apartment. Francesca and Marco are a great combination, that is, people with great intelligence and also good hearts. They are multi-lingual and that can help considerably when you are new to a country and a foreign language. They provide their guests with a lot of information about Rome and the surrounds. They are very welcoming and are people that you can soon count as friends rather than simply hosts. The apartment is in a great spot in my opinion, because you are just on the outskirts of Rome and have easy acces to buses and trains for travelling around Rome or connecting to other places outside of Rome. Many people have spoken in previous reviews about the buses, but seeing as I like trains, I can't comment on the bus service. The train service was excellent. You can catch trains to and from the Airport to Nomentana, which is really close. Nomentana Station also serves many other destinations. Also within easy walking distance is Libia Metro Station. This is the Blue B1 line. You can go directly to the Colesseum on this line or just change over at Termini for other major destinations like Spagna (Spanish Steps) and the few stations in and around Vatican City etc on the red A line. Trains come very frequently and I never had trouble making connections at Termini or Tiburtina. The apartment is well laid out in that you have a very private room with shower and toilet, and also have access to a large kitchen area, with all facilities and utensils that you would want for food preparation. I could easily go on and on about how good my stay in Rome and Italy was. I would highly recommend that anyone visiting Rome consider Francesca and Marco's. If I am fortunate enough to
return to Rome in the future I would definitely hope to stay with them. More importantly than all of that, I feel like I have made two new friends in the world. Thanks Francesca and Marco xo