This apartment was the perfect place to get to know Rome. Getting out of the center of the city and to this quiet neighborhood is essential to decompress! Upon arriving at the airport in Rome we took a train to Roma termini, from there we got on the metro and went to the Cipro stop. The apartment is maybe 3 or 4 blocks from the Cipro stop. We traveled to the metro with ease everyday to get all around Rome, there was not a time we even wished we had a vehicle of our own. The alley way next to the apartment and up a set of stairs leads you directly to Vatican City (go left and follow the wall to go to musei vaticani, the museums). The apartment has a gate out front and the neighbors are quiet. The apartment and neighborhood itself feel very safe. There is a great pizza place less than one block from the apartment (alice pizza, walk out the gate and go straight, its on your right) and a cafe that opens at 5am with the best drinks and breakfast about two blocks away (coffee time 49) Also a pharmacy/drug store at the end of the block. You really have everything you need. As far as the apartment goes it was beautifully kept, very clean and had everything we needed. The bed was comfortable, there was AC and several windows to open. We had one or two times where the water would not stay hot in the shower but if you run the water in the bathroom sink on hot and leave it running while using the water in the shower it will work perfectly. This is a typical problem in Rome we learned, nothing to do with the apartment. Giulia is a wonderful host, you have to stay here!