Great apartment as a home base for your stay! If you’re visiting, you’ll probably be out of the apt all day so be prepared to pack your day bag.
The busses are really good and run late so that is a very good option. For me, Google maps often put the time to walk almost the same as the time to bus so I opted to walk off all the pizza,..but busses/trains/streetcars are really good in Rome. Just know that the Colosseum is not outside your door. You’ve gotta plan your day. Rome is big.
The apt is on the top side of the neighborhood and the climb back (my visit was in the second half of a HOT June) is sweaty.
I jumped in the shower every time I came home! There is no a/c, as is clear in the listing, but Livia lent me this huge powerful fan that kept me cool.
There are cute places in the local neighborhood if you want non tourist eateries. You can also go down to the lower sections which really come alive after dark. Fun energy and busy restaurants on every block.
Livia stocked the kitchen with coffee - I learned to use the Bialetti Moka Express (yay, me!) and pastries, pasta, olive oil, salt, pepper, tomato sauce, apples, water, and even a bottle of wine. I ate out every meal, but would definitely would have used it if I was feeding more than just me. The only disappointment was the package of Mac and cheese in the welcome basket. I mean, who comes to Italy to eat mac and powdered cheese!?
Great communication before my arrival, met me outside so I wouldn’t miss the place and she was available if I needed. The shower needed a minor repair when I got there and Livia had arranged for a fix the next day. (It was her cool dad on an equally cool Triumph cycle).
The apartment has a Queen bed, full bathroom, fully equipped kitchen, table for six, couch and TV. No closet or dresser but there is a clothing rack with hangers and a small cabinet if you want to unpack some stuff. Washer/dryer and a clothes drying rack too. Gas stove with electric oven.
Thanks Livia and Fabio!