Loved Elga's home. Her roommates are amazing! Elga was not there on the first day but I messaged her from the plane that I was delayed and she responded very quickly. Her lovely roommate Alessandro waited for me and carried my HUGE bag all the way up three flights of stairs (sorry Ale!). The room is tucked away at the front of the apartment with a door separating both from the main hallway, almost like a little suite. This is great because you don't disturb anyone in the main house if you come and go and odd hours or take a shower late at night. Roué? the cat is very well behaved and does not come in the bedroom. Loves belly rubs. The room is bigger than the pictures, which only show one side. The double bed is comfy and cosy and there is also a small single on the other side which is great to have for another person or just to organize your stuff. As I said I had a ridiculously big suitcase as well as a carry on and felt like I had plenty of room, even when my friend joined me for a couple days. There is a beautiful view out of the huge window of the terrace and front building that is abandoned so you can leave the windows open. The main living room is big and again the terrace is nice to have right near the kitchen so you can eat outside. They cleared a shelf in the fridge for me (so thoughtful), and the kitchen has everything you need, if you can't find it just ask. The grocery stores are on the same road (Tiburtina) - INS and another one and Carrefour a few blocks down. Plus tonnes of cafes and eateries. The street is always busy so you feel very safe walking at night or early morning. The Casalinghi are dollar or discount stores - they have all the other stuff you might need or have forgotten - from toiletries, to travel accessories, phone chargers etc - plus some fun stuff you don't need ;) The 71 bus coming from the city stops RIGHT in front of the door, and is a little way up the road to go back in - ask them they'll tell you where it is. But it takes forever to come. The 429? runs down the road parallel to TIburtina (I think -check, might be a good option). The metro is a bit of a walk but I recommend walking straight down Tiburtina and then to Manzoni (or Vittorio Emmanue). On the way both metros you also cross the tram stops which will take you straight to termini. There are two that run on that track and they come pretty frequently. To go to Trastevere or back again go round the corner from the flat and take the 3 tram, which I didn't figure out till the last day. Takes a while to get there but you...