The apartment was perfect for us. The location was convenient and the apartment was spacious. The neighborhood was certainly sketchy but we never felt threatened. The coffee shop downstairs has great coffee, pastries and a super friendly English speaking host. The elevator was very helpful. Go up the ramp to the second level sidewalk and you'll find the address. The lady who met us spoke almost no English but we pointed and gestured and got by. The grocery store across the street was convenient but typical train station grocery ( three times the price). The train station across the street was convenient where there are taxis, the Metro busses and a nice shopping mall. Tip, after days of walking, we caught a cab back to the train station all the way from Trastavere and it only cost 11 Euros. Taxis are metered now. Don't take the black cabs. They are private and will rip you off. I was most shocked at how filthy Rome is (my third time in 20 years). It's sad that the City doesn't take more pride in cleaning up the trash and graffiti.