The apartment is beautiful and the host is fantastic. The view from the balcony is just beautiful and the view out the front door is that of the Coliseum, you are that close. The apartment is very modern. We were only there a short time as we had a busy schedule of sightseeing while we were in Rome for our two days. The apartment is around the corner from the Coliseum, Forum and Palentine Hill. The apartment is a 20 minute taxi ride to the train station, the Vatican, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and the Spanish Steps. We arrived early in the morning and had tickets to the Papal Audience. Our taxi driver took us to the apartment from the train station and we met our host who had previously agreed to store our luggage for us. We returned to the apartment after a busy day at the Vatican late in the evening, around 9 pm, met our host, retrieved our luggage, and went to the apartment. The host gave us a tour of the apartment, some tips on things to do, and agreed to let us store our luggage the following day while we visited Rome. Near the end of the day, we met our host, retrieved our luggage, did a little more sightseeing, had dinner, and went to the train station. We had a great trip in Rome. My only suggestion is to find taxis away from major sights, at least a few blocks away. The taxi drivers are con men and will charge you much more than if you got a taxi around the corner. We had one driver charge us 29 euro for a trip that later cost us 10 euro. The 29 euro driver did not even put on the meter, even though we asked him too. Beware, but enjoy Rome. If the opportunity presented itself, we would stay once again at this apartment, it was great.