What a lovely apartment for our first visit to Rome! I brought my fiancé here for his 30th birthday and we both absolutely loved the city.
Fabrizio's apartment was only a 30 minute walk to the Coloseum (we decided to walk so we could see the sights!) and it was only a couple of minutes walk from the bus stops in Piazza Zama where we hopped on for visits to Pantheon/Trevi Fountain/Spanish Steps. At Piazza Zama we found a machine to buy a travel card which covers all public transport (we opted for €24 each for a 5 day pass, but they also do less). The apartment is also only about a 10 minute walk from the Metro, where we had an easy journey to the Vatican City. And there are some lovely restaurants around the place! We went to Sbanco (lovely pizzas!) and also Osteria 22quattro - an intimate place with only 7 tables! But the pasta was lovely and service was great. There's also a little supermarket at Piazza Zama which was useful for daily essentials (and some nice beers!) at the apartment. So, the place is ideally located without having to pay the prices of staying in central Rome (which I couldn't have afforded!). We allocated €100 per day inclusive of food, travel, gelato (which we had lots of!) and entrance fees (we didn't do any tours as we downloaded Rick Steve's audio guide app on phone which was great).
Back to the apartment, Fabrizio was very accommodating and helpful, recommended a couple of places to eat and was on hand each day to answer any questions if needed. We liked that he'd send us a message to check everything was ok and see if we needed anything! The apartment was lovely, clean and modern, with a lovely comfy bed! There were also some nice touches, like the bottle of wine he left and the pastries - it's a nice welcome gift!
We would definitely recommend Fabrizio's apartment for a lovely stay in Rome!