We very much enjoyed staying at Simona's apartment in Rome. The check-in process was seamless. If arriving from Termini Station, finding the right bus can be daunting. Unbeknownst to us, we arrived on the day of bus strike which made the situation even worse. Settle on finding a bus to the Vatican as a bus transfer is required (or better yet, take a taxi!)
The apartment itself is very clean and modern. The small garden area is charming. The location is good for the Vatican and the bus can be taken to the city's other main areas. We walked about twenty-five minutes to the center city many times.
Best of all were Simona and her brother Massimo. After Rome, we planned to fly to Sardinia and Massimo kindly offered to order a car for us to Ciampino Airport. When we got to Sardinia, I realized that I'd idiotically forgotten my iPad in the backseat of the car. I called Massimo and he immediately called the car company and secured the iPad. We met up with him after we got back from Sardinia and he gave me back the iPad. Lifesaver!