Barbara is a fantastic host and her condo is perfect! My wife, mother and I rented Barbara's condo for our very first trip to Rome and we all loved it! She has thought of everything. There were a few bottles of water, soda and beer to start us off. There was milk, bread and cookies. This was great after a long flight from New York. Barbara provided hotel size toiletries and disposable slippers which came in handy and were much appreciated. She was there to greet us and show us the apartment and made herself available if we had any questions. She had maps for us and showed us a great free app to download to help us explore Rome!
The location of the apartment is great. It is right off a main road where there are buses and one can easily get a taxi. We walked to the Vatican the morning of our tour which took about 15 minutes. Around the corner is a 24 hour supermarket which we used every night. Right next to the apartment is a nice cafe and pizzeria - both had really tasty food at very reasonable prices. There are lots of stores too in the area and a farmer's market on certain days.
The apartment is updated, modern and very clean. It looks even nicer in person. The water pressure in the showers were excellent. The beds were extremely comfortable and the ability to easily adjust the temperature of the apartment made it all the more cozy. The internet was fast and reliable. We looked forward each night to return to Barbara's apartment to relax and rejuvenate ourselves for the next day of sightseeing. The best recommendation I can give is that I wish I called it home. I'd go back in a second.