The apartment is about a 10 minute walk to the colloseum and about 5 minutes from the subway. There are stores and restaurants close by. A lot of the major attractions of Rome are within 1.5 km. The apartment was scrupulously clean. When we got there, we had to wait about 10 minutes until the host got there and explained everything. He was really nice and interesting. Before we arrived, the host sent us a detailed message on things to see, restaurants, stores, etc.