unfortunately there was an issue with the apartment we had rented, but Lorenzo had another unit in the building he was able to move us in to. only issue with it was that we were short one bed but we had a sofa we made due.
the location is great with probably the best view of the coliseum from just outside our door. the metro was near by and if they had the escalator for the metro running it would be even more convenient. as such, you have to lug your bags up some stairs, which isn't too bad if you only do it once or twice.
there are military stationed around the city and one of the post is right at the entrance of the apartment. buy them some espresso at the bar on the corner and give them the ticket to get it when they are ready at the bar. gets them a coffee in the AC when they are ready. I did it when there were 4 on duty. they were very appreciative of it. our daily greetings went from a muttered hello or good day to huge smiles and fist bumps. they also gladly talked to our taxi driver when he was lost trying to find us. smiles alone were worth the 5euro