Franca welcome us warmly in front of her apartment building. It might be a little outskirt (San Giovanni is 3 MRT station away from Termini) but it is literally just 1 minute walk when out of station. Good for us with big luggages. However luggages still need to carried up for one level of stairs at the exit of the metro station.
She speaks French, Italian and some english but it is good enough for our english conversation during check in.
It is on second floor so we only use the small lift when we're with luggages. It is a studio room so we got a living room connected with bedroom which is spacious for two. Toilet is big too but slight drawback is the shower room is 3x3ft, just enough for one normal size person.
The house might be a little old but everything is work fine for us. Wall are thin so we can hear noise occasionally but not a big deal cause most of the time the apartment remains quiet. There are coffee powder and tea bag prepared in kitchen, basic cooking utensil is ready too.
Internet is not working when we check in, and with quick response, his son Alessandro topped up the data in the next morning then no issue anymore.
Apartment entrance door are locked most of the time when we back at night so we found it is quite safe.
The Caffettiamo at the ground floor provide delicious sandwich and coffee with low price and great service. We packed our lunch here most of the time during our stay. Besides, we found a high rating restaurant Chiaroscuro which is just around the corner. They offer excellent service and nice food with good price. Both restaurant and caffe mentioned above are highly recommended!