We stayed a week at Renato's apartment and it was wonderful. I never got a chance to meet Renato as she was out of the country when we were in Rome. However, she left me the number of her son-in-law who was so nice. I had to call him to let him know that our flight had been canceled and we were arriving a day later. He was so helpful and assured me that it was no problem. The apartment was perfect for our family of 5. It is well situated, only 10 mns from the Colosseum. It also close to 2 metro stations and Termini railway station.The metro station is on the line to go to the Vatican so that was very practical as well. We used the apartment as a base when we went to Venice for 2 days. We just took a backpack and travelled to Venice by train. If we had had more time we could have stopped in Florence. There is also a grocery store 5mns from the apartment. We didn't use the kitchen but we bought some breakfast items and water at the store. I highly recommend this apartment.