My friend and I are from Brazil and initially we were not so secure about renting an apartment instead of booking a hotel to spend our vacation. Elena's apartment at the end was a great choice!
Fabio, who received us, gave us lots of important information about buses/metro and places to go sightseeing (he and his wife were also very kind to help us search some train information one day before our leave!). Access is very easy with public transportation, the apartment was very clean and tidy, well located (with a small market and cafes close) and with all the necessary items (incluing washing machine and iron). At any moment we felt in a hotel, which was very good!
I also want to thank Fabio and Elena again for all the support during our stay! This can be certainly an option for us if we return to Rome soon!