Sabrina was very quick to respond and most accommodating in every respect. There were some snack items in the room on my arrival, and on several occasions, she helped me find or leant me things I needed.
The kitchen is fully furnished with everything one might require.

The Monte Verde neighborhood is very pleasant: nicely apart from downtown or the craziness and noise of Trastevere. The perennial summer dilemma one has in non air-conditioned spaces--can I leave the window open to allow in cool night air or must I shut it to keep out the noise?--is solved by leaving the window open. Apart from the occasional car alarm or barking dog, things are quiet. There's a sweet little bar for morning coffee, patronized by locals right across the street, and fruit market. So you'll get a feel for a somewhat more typical Roman neighborhood: not a sixteenth-century beamed ceiling and cobbled streets like you might find in a more expensive property downtown, but a relatively modern apartment building. Rome is a relatively safe city, and I believe that most travelers will feel safe in this neighborhood. Coming home late at night never felt like a problem.

The other great advantage is access to transportation. You're five minutes walk from the Roma Trastevere station, where many bus lines converge. The #3 bus shuttle and #8 tram are on Viale Trastevere, just a few minutes away, and they will take you quickly and frequently to the main areas. So the combination of quiet and quick access to the rest of the city is excellent. Taken together with the economical price, this is a real bargain.
In the summertime, it can get quite hot in Rome, and the one caution I would register concerns the heat. There are ceiling fans in the room that take the edge off, but being upstairs in the building, things can get a little warm.