My girlfriend and I recently came to Rome and stayed in Silvia and Marcos' lovely apartment. The pictures are accurate. It's a modern one-bedroom apartment in a charming courtyard that's a short bus ride to the city center.

One thing that I loved about staying here was how nice and responsive Silvia was. We were arriving in the morning and wanted to be able to check-in a little earlier than the stated time. She answered my messages quickly and was extremely flexible. She also provided a fantastic list of nearby restaurants. The first one that we went to, Al Simeto, was a great neighborhood bistro populated by locals. It set the standard for our restaurants experiences for the rest of our trip.

The trip to the city center is about 10 minutes by bus. The apartment is a short walk to the Villa Borghese, which is a large park. Our first day in Rome, we walked through it on our way to the center of the city and it was an absolute pleasure.