If all AirB&B rentals were as good as this, the hotel business would falter and die. The apartment is as described, only better -- big, clean, quiet, well-equipped and quite fashionable. The balcony is a major asset, as is proximity to a 24-hour grocery store. But what sets this place apart is the hospitality of our host, Simone. We arrived in Rome on a very early flight and were in town around 10 am. Simone was still cleaning the apartment, but he allowed us to drop our luggage at his jewelry store nearby. Then he suggested we have breakfast at the cafe next door, and when I asked to pay, the owner told me that Simone had already paid for our breakfast. When the apartment was ready for us, he brought our bags to the apartment and met us there. His English is perfect.
Any time we had a question, Simone was there for us, including our last day, when he arranged for a friend of his to drive us to the airport in his Mercedes! We threw extra coins into the Trevi fountain so we could return and stay with Simone again.