Location: Ideal for walking to the Colousem, takes 15 minutes max. Located in a residential area so few small shops and a good size supermarket nearby (5 min walk). Quite a few restaurants (10 min walk max) which are geared for tourists, therefore mainly pizza and pasta on the menu.

Having stayed with children (girls aged 7, 11 and 13), their favorite was the ice cream parlor/factory. Its stays open till late and on the same road as the supermarket. Believe we went there at least 4 times during our 3 day stay. At the top of the road (head left out the apartment) is a small green square park area used mainly by locals, plus a few shops, cafes etc. A subway is also nearby at the bottom of the road.

Apartment: As soon as we arrived Eleonora was there to welcome us into her apartment. The apartment was spotless and clean; beds are comfortable, rooms spacious and can easily accommodate 4 adults. There is an additional bed above the breakfast area (which we initially had concerns about) that can sleep another person. Recommended for teenager or adult. Our 13 year old slept here and loved it; it was nice and comfortable, with shelving, light and side protectors to prevent persons rolling out. The apartment had wifi, air conditioning, TV, radio/CD player and everything you'd need in a kitchen aside from an oven. Eleonora provided breakfast items including milk, cereals, biscuits, tea/coffee etc. I could not fault the apartment in any way.

Host: Eleonora is definitely one of these people who cannot do enough for her guests. She arranged the taxi pick up for us from the airport and to our next destination. She explained everything about the apartment and local area, made recommendation of places to visit and where to eat etc. You can only judge a person when there is an issue. One of the mornings we didn't have hot water as the boiler had tripped. We resolved it ourselves, but Eleonora was around within a few minutes to check and ensure everything was OK. She is just a wonderful host.

We had a great time in Rome as weather was just fine (~ 28-32 degrees celsius), walked loads, used hop on/hop off busses without any issues or queues and didn’t feel we got get fleeced anywhere (92E for hop/hop for 48hrs, 28E for Colousem + Gardens, 55E for Palazzo Valentini (a must go place). We highly recommend you to stay at Eleonora's when visiting Rome.