My wife and I had a wonderful experience staying in Alessia's home. She was extremely helpful throughout our 4 day stay. She is a genuinely very nice person who always made herself available for questions we had or suggestions about where to visit or eat. She has the house prepped with helpful maps of the nearby area as well as the greater Rome area.

The proximity to grocery stores and restaurants nearby was a huge plus. There are two grocery stores within a block of her residence. One is a little higher end while the other is a typical neighborhood store where you can pick up food for very affordable prices. The ability to supplement with some home cooked meals, helped our budget while traveling abroad. However, we were able to find plenty of pizza joints nearby that were also very budget friendly.

We also really appreciated the fact that we were able to do a few loads of laundry during our stay. We had previously spent 6 days in England so this helped us resupply our stock of clean clothes.

I am 6'3", 255 lbs and although the shower was a little small(like everything seemed to be in Europe) it was definitely manageable.

Another great feature of the location was its proximity to the bus lines. If you walk about two blocks north you can pop on a bus line that will take you to just about all of the main tourist attractions in Rome. I believe the bus line that we exclusively used was bus 81. The bus line ends near Vatican City before circling back through on its way back to the pickup point near Alessia's home. It probably took about 30 minutes to go from the stop nearest her place to the Vatican City drop-off. You don't purchase bus tickets at a kiosk near the bus line, but instead you just drop into a convenience store(of which there are many) and ask for a bus pass. If you are going to stay for multiple days we suggest you buy a multi day pass(24, 48, or 72 hour pass). This makes traveling throughout the city extremely cost efficient.

Just a word of warning in regards to non-bus transportation. We called a cab company to get from Alessia's house to Termini Station before our departure. It took about 10-15 minutes for it to arrive and when we got in I noticed the fare was already up to about 8-10 Euro. The cab driver claimed he starts his time when he is en route to the destination and not when he gets there. Keep this in mind when debating on what form of transportation to take around the city.

All in all we would recommend staying in this residence.