This apartment is close to the Vatican, but away from the noise of the city. We appreciated having air-conditioning and the space works well as a Rome base. You can easily walk to a metro station to get to other areas in the city. Our host met us at the apartment and showed us around, which was very helpful. The best thing, though, was that they provided an outside WiFi device, so we could walk around Rome and use WiFi, rather than expensive phone service.