Simona responded quickly to our messages and was there to greet us; she gave us clear and easy instructions to follow on our arrival and departure and the whole experience was hassle free. It was delightful to meet Simona.

The apartment is in a building full of charm and character and is tastefully furnished, clean, safe and secure. The bottle of wine, cakes and bowl of sweets were nice additional touches that made us feel welcome.

We tended to walk rather than use public transport, and found that we could get to most of the sites, galleries and museums by foot. Although, should you want to travel by public transport there is a bus stop at Chiesa Nuova with bus links to most of Rome's attractions.

The area around the apartment is lively with plenty of bars and restaurants. We didn't eat out too much as the apartment has the facilities to cook up a basic evening meal. When we did, we tended to avoid the places which touted too hard for business. In addition to the many bars and restaurants there are some really interesting antique shops and small, quirky, boutiques. If you are self catering there are also some mini supermarkets where you can pick up groceries. We found a lovely bakery/patisserie on Via dei Baullari where we brought fresh bread and tasty treats... their amaretti and bocconcini are delicious and well worth a special trip.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the Home of Music and would certainly stay again.