Marina is awesome! (and so is her place!). We are a family of four from Evergreen, Colorado with two kids ages 11 and 13. We only stayed 3 nights and wish we had more time in Rome. Marina had great (almost instantaneous) email communication from the time we made an inquiry, through reserving, through the time of our stay in Rome. We arrived by train, took a 15 minute taxi ride to the place. Marina was waiting inside with the A/C cranked up on a super hot day. She had water, muffins, juice, milk and other goodies waiting for us in the fridge – it was great. She really wants you in her place and it shows. The place is just as you see in the photos – maybe even a little better – because the ceiling is about 15 feet high – so the apartment feels much bigger that you might think it is. The beds were made (one bedroom – the other is a better than average pull out sofa that the kids slept on) , lots of colorful towels, an awesome shower with plenty of hot water. We loved the neighborhood! There are a gazillion restaurants and bars and gelato shops every few feet. Very fun place to be in the evenings. We walked to the Coliseum, Vatican, Campo di Fiori, Pantheon, Capital Hill and other places (even during August heat) and took taxi’s back. Simply telling the taxi drivers to bring us to Ponte Garibaldi was the simplest directions and each ride was only about 7 Euros. So….no dealing with the Metro or buses. We got to enjoy the walking around the city – and then an easy way back. Wifi and a clothes washer made life easy. We also used Marina’s car service to bring us to the airport for $50 Euros. It was quick and easy, our driver showed up 10 minutes early, helped with the luggage. Stay here! You won’t regret it.