My wife and I stayed at the Colosseo - Independent Apartment and found it to be a great little place. The ladies at the reception we very friendly, provided maps of both the immediate area and of 'downtown' Rome (although Rome is the first big city I've been in that does not have any highrise buildings in it's downtown), that covered all the 'big' stuff: Colosseo, Vatican, Borghesi, Pantheon etc.

The unit also included daily room cleaning and restocking of the small breakfast offering (including the refills for the Nespresso machine!) as well as a free laundry service, which was great.

The unit itself was as described, and really is a 5-7 minute walk to the Colosseo. There are lots of restaurants and at least 3 small groceries in the immediate area, including one open 24 hours a day. Everything worked well, including the air conditioning, which was a God send since the temperature was into the 30ies everyday.

I would definitely recommend the unit to anyone considering a visit to Rome.