Excellent stay in the eternal city; how some previous commentators can complain about so much mystifies me - the bed is indeed a very hard one and the water pressure is, well, as you'd expect in an old building! But the shower works fine. The position is perfect and so is the wonderful Ana.

It's a fixed 48 euro taxi fare from Fiumicino, or 14 by train to Termini; get a Roma Pass from there and take the Metro to Barberani. The pass is 30 and gives 3 days free travel on buses and Metro, plus entry to all historical sites and museums - and gets you past the massive queues at the Colloseum to a special turnstile. A taxi from the station the Quattro Fontane was 7e. From Barbarini its 5 minutes walk up the hill (past a fair ristorante, Taverna Barbarini) on Via della Quattro Fontane, turn left at
the 4 fountains onto Via XX Settembre and it's the first huge doors on the left, shut after 7pm and weekends. The bell is marked Trevi. Staircase on the right, lift to 4th floor, and Ana will meet you.
On the corner opposite is a snack bar, where a caffe Americano is 0.80, compared to 3.00-4.50 on the Piazzas! Get your midday food there as well, cheap as you like and good. Piazza Barberini has loads of bars and eateries, which are - okay. You'll be hustled into eating in the pavement ristorantes on Via Veneto, which you should refuse. Instead, take the first left into Via die Cappuccini and eat at Ristorante Rossini - not only cheaper than those on Venito, but infinitely better; the best food we had in 5 days. They have a roof terrace from Spring to Autumn as well.

Watch out for gypsy-type women with babies or young children on the metro, often have older kids with them who look like any other, but will rob you blind, given a chance.

Finally, Emanuele's place is very, very good, athough to describe it as 'luxury' is stretching it a bit, we'd recommend it every time