Barbara was an extremely responsive and communicative host. The location of her apartment is fantastic - close to most of Rome's major sites and centrally located for great apertivo, lunch and dinner spots! The apartment is garden/basement level, which ensures that it stays very cool during Rome's hot summers, and the air conditioning is also excellent. I would note for women travelling alone that the second door to the apartment pictured in the listing connects directly to the first-floor bedroom.
Barbara's apartment is lacking some of the features that I personally would look for in an Airbnb Plus listing - the cleanliness of the apartment was not up to the standards of other Airbnb Plus apartments I have stayed in, and some of the fixtures (including the shower door and plaster on walls) were broken/starting to crack and wear. There was also a fruit fly problem that may have been due to a window left open before we arrived, but nonetheless it affected our stay. Barbara A little updating/TLC in this apartment would go a long way to making this good stay a great stay.