We enjoyed our stay very much at Casa Riz. We arrived later than planned but were greeted by a nice gal (i forgot her name -maybe Joss) that was responsible for getting our keys to us. The apartment was as pictured in photos, very nice. Air conditioning was on and welcoming. There was nice sized basket of fresh fruit and a complimentary cake waiting for us.
We had some questions about parking as the listing said "parking on premises". We were told originally "no problem with parking on the street." But had to point out the signs said otherwise.
The AirBnB listing said "parking on premises". So this concerned us as my brothers car had german plates. According to the street signs it was paid parking on most of the street, but there was another section of street we were advised by both gal and owner that parking on that section of street was ok. The signs indicated otherwise however, showing a picture of tow truck and a sign which indicated 24hours. We were told, that nobody follows that, they don't actually tow there. My brother had a car with German plates and was concerned that even though other cars looked like they were there in same spot for a long time- His car would definitely be recognized as not belonging to the neighborhood. We opted to pay for the street parking which was about 6 or 8 euro per day and we left the cars overnite without any problems. (but not without worries...)
Otherwise our stay was great. A book was available with some maps of the bus stops and routes and various bits of information about the area restaurants. This was helpful. (thank you!)
It is fairly close to the vatican entrance 15-20min, yes, but a bit of a hill to walk up on the way back. At the end of the day my 78 year old Mom & I opted for the bus for the return trip, which has 6 stops from Vatican Museum entrance to Aurelia Street.