Stayed in the apartment the second time and enjoyed it very much.
The apartment is perfect for two people and has everything it needs for a city trip to Rome (especially the Vatican) and the patio is extremely nice. I never met Alex in person but the communication with him was always smooth and very effective. There is a nice bakery downstairs, a fruit shop and a pizza place (really nice thin pizza), and a very good ice cream place, close to the
Metro you can find nice grocery stores for ham, cheese, Salami, and wine.