Lovely stay in Rome, the host (Claudio) was very helpful from the moment I arrived and even left beer and win in the fridge ! Apartment is exactly as it appeared in the listing photos, and has everything you would need and expect. There is a supermarket right across the road which was handy.

Centre of Rome is around 35-40 minutes walk, or for public transport you can exit the apartment and either turn right to the bus stop as the bottom of the hill (bus #44 takes you into town), or turn left and walk into the main area at the bottom of the hill to get to the tram stops (#8 tram). Uber is available here (including people carriers if there are more than 4 of you), and taxis are also widely available.

There are a number of nice restaurants in the local area, TripAdvisor is useful in this respect. At the top of the hill there is a market for fresh produce.

A visit to Monte Gianicolo is recommended, it's about 25 minutes walk away and has great views out over the city and the Apennine mountains in the distance. From there you can then head down into Trastevere (good selection of restaurants) and then across Ponte Sisto into the city.

To avoid the queues at the Coliseum (sometimes in excess of 3 hours), either head later in the day, or get a Roma Pass from the tourist info centres scattered around the city. This gives you free entry to one monument/museum, and then preferential rates on any others you visit. You also get free public transport in the city limits on the buses and trams.

English is widely spoken in the city centre, less so the further out you go. Rome seems to be fairly safe, or at least I had no problems during my stay - only thing to be aware of is pickpockets (constantly being warned about it but didn't have any problems personally), and the large number of beggars and street sellers - I found the best bet was not to engage in conversation, they get bored quickly and move onto someone who will. As always when travelling, just be aware of your surroundings and Rome is no different from any other large city.

And the food is amazing :)