I stayed a whole month in the apartment so you can rest assured that my review is a holistic one.
The house was exactly as presented in the photos, if not better. There will be no unpleasant surprises. It was clean, easy to find, EXTREMELY safe and quiet, and in a better neigborhood of Rome. All the amenities mentioned or needed are provided. The apartment is on the third floor with elevator access, and although you share walls with another apartment, it is totally private and self-contained. Therefore, the bulk of this review will be about the content of Francesca's character rather than the accommodation.
First of all, communication from Francesca is absolutely the best I've ever had through an airbnb experience. She speaks English if you need, and will reply to your texts or phone calls at her next immediate opportunity. If there is a delay it is only ever until she finishes what she is doing. She is extremely attentive and professional, punctual and approachable. If she is physically unavailable to help you, she will even enlist the help of her mother who also lives in the building, if possible. She is the most extreme example of a caring, virtuous host who really does want you to have a great, private, accommodated experience in her home.
I had quite a unique experience in that I tore all the ligaments in my knee during my stay. This sucked, because I was alone in Rome. The moment Francesca she found out that I was hurt, she cancelled her plans and rushed home to take me to hospital as I was incapacitated. Over the next few days until I left Italy, she treated me like her own son and her mother did too. When you are in such a lonely position in a foreign country where you don't understand how to get what, or where, someone going so far and beyond their duties to help you with sincerity truly makes them a guardian angel. I quite literally would have starved without her help, as I couldn't move. I must iterate that this is NOT an invitation to use Francesca as a taxi service, or a personal servant. Please do not use her as one, nor put her in the position where you ask her to and she must oblige to make you happy. This is not her duty as a host, and I insisted she not waste her time on me. This is just my example of how to differentiate Francesca from a normal host, to an incredible human being.
The flat is great, the location is great, the value is great, the host is the best ever. Francesca will be welcome in my home whenever, for free. Stay with her. Anywhere else would be a compromise.