overall our stay was great and Elena was a great host. I would definitely stay there again if I go back to Rome.
pros
1. location is awesome. you are in a local neighborhood that is not overly crowded with tourists but only about a 20 ish minute walk to all major tourist attractions (Vatican, colosseum, trevi fountain...).
2. restaurants. my god there are so many good restaurants in Trestavere. and the apartment is right in the middle of all of them. you literally walk out of the apartment and there are three good restaurants within about 50 feet. there are tons of restaurants within walking distance and basically any place you go to in Trestavere will be delicious! we just picked a random place every day to eat at and they were all great.
3. the host. Elena was very communicative and we had no issues with checking in or out.
cons
1. the only thing that was not great were the locks on the front door and the cabinet in the bedroom. the front door lock is just a bit sticky so you have to put a bit of elbow grease in to open it and the lock for the cabinet in the bedroom is quite old. the cabinet lock got stuck and we had to reach out to Elena to fix. it was not a big deal and her father came out (he was super nice by the way) and took care of it for us.
the apartment itself (neutral)
the apartment is completely functional. if you are used to staying in swank hotels it may be a bit different than what you are used to but if you want a more local experience it's perfect.
hope this review helps for anyone else looking to stay in Rome,
Michael Tortorich