Our family of 5 spent a wonderful week in Rome, at Alessia's very nice apartment. The apartment is very livable and comfortable for a long stay. The value for the price is excellent and the location is ideal. Alessia's manager, Francesca, is wonderful and very friendly and helpful, always available. Alessia and Francesca are both very quick with communications and replies. The use of a local cell phone is a great perk, too. The apartment is within easy walking distance of so many places people will want to visit; we never needed to use public transportation or taxis. There is a grocery store two blocks away, a coffee and wine bar across the street which opens early and closes late, a couple of trattorias across the street as well (which we didn't try), a gelateria downstairs, and the famous Forno (bakery) Roscioli next door. We recommend the Wine Bar one block away from the front door for a wonderful glass of wine in the evening (open only at night, serving many locals) and, surprisingly, a very good meal at one of the tourist restaurants in the Campo di Fiori, at a place called Osteria da Fortunata. We do not recommend the restaurant Roscioli at the end of the street for families unless everyone in the group has a very sophisticated palette and don't mind the expense. Good for a "foodie" couple, though. "Foodies" can find other dining ideas from Katie Parla's blog, fyi. In the end, Rome is great and so is Alessia's place. Highly recommended. One note is that the wifi in the apartment is often very slow. You will find stronger wifi at cafes or perhaps by getting a data sim for your smartphone.