Riccardo met us at flat and explained everything we needed to know and gave details for getting around and tips for good restaurants, shops etc. There's a supermarket opposite so you never need to find yourself short. Nice touch with welcome bottle of wine after slightly stressful journey was very welcome. Would recommend getting bus from airport (Ciampino to Termini station and then taxi to Riccardo's) Taxis from airport are expensive.
Couldnt believe how close we were to city. Even though I had studied maps and read other reviews...I did not expect to have St Peters 5 minutes walk from flat. We walked everywhere and would recommend decent pair of walking shoes for sure. All tourists in trainers for a very good reason. Riccardo's flat has everything you need and is very tasteful indeed. A very nice place to return to after an average 8 mile walk everyday (14 one day as we got lost) Everything to see is very close to flat and we managed a day trip to Pompeii with time to spare. Dont do this through organised tours...we booked seats on fast train and cost less than 30e each for trip.
Spent 11 days here and Riccardo in touch to see all was well so felt looked after and no worries about anything. In all, a perfect location for your stay in Rome, super central, comfortable and with everything you need in place (including ponchos and umbrellas) Loved our stay with excellent host and Scotland beat Italy at rugby-great result all round.