My wife and I were super excited to bring our three kids (12,11 & 7) to Roma for the first time. We purposefully picked a centrally located apartment so we could walk to all of the sights, and thought it was a good idea to be near a grocery store etc.
PROS: The host was a great communicator, met us promptly upon check-in and answered any/all questions within minutes. She allowed us to store our luggage a few hours after checkout as well. The washing machine functioned like a champ and we were able to catch up on a week's worth of dirty clothes.
CONS: Of course we read the reviews about the noise and action outside, but figured we wanted the city vibe for this trip and were ok with normal city noise. What a huge mistake. The street directly below the apartment is perhaps the loudest and busiest party intersection in all of Rome. Think 4-5 loud bars and restaurants with cover bands blaring American songs until 2:00 AM. Then wake up starts at about 6:00 AM when the trash and recycling trucks arrive dumping and sorting all the beer bottles and trash from the night before. For 2 of the 3 bedrooms this was somewhat tolerable. But if you plan to use the pull out couch in the living room (facing the action) in no world is it suitable for any man, woman, or child to sleep. The windows are old and don't really seal, which is part of the problem. If the owners would consider replacing the windows with those that seal and have some soundproof qualities, maybe it would have been better.
The laundry room reeked of cigarettes, either from units above or below. The building is fine, but it's not truly residential... more like an assortment of AirBnBs, and small businesses including a medical clinic directly below.
It doesn't feel like the owner re-invests into the apartment, the decorations and linens and cookware are a collection of old random stuff. The linens were fine. The towels were like cardboard. The bathrooms were bizarre with low water pressure. The blinds kept breaking and falling down.
Overall we would not stay here again, and we were candidly shocked and expected more from the 35 5-star reviews. The general area is terrific, but the devil is in the details. You could be a few blocks away and have a lovely stay. This particular location is literally on top of the action. Unless you are a 20-something looking to party every night, we would not recommend.