We loved staying at Francesco's apartment in Monteverde. The apartment is a great place to stay especially if you are going to be in Rome for a while. It is south of Trastevere, in Monteverde Vecchio, a quiet and lovely residential neighborhood, with easy access to the center via Tram 8 which runs up and down the Viale Trastevere very frequently. They are currently doing some construction on that line so check on the transportation updates because it might run as a bus while they are extending the line. The bus #75 is also very close and will take you up to via Cavour in the center, and the stazione trastevere is only a 5 or 10 minute walk downhill to make excursions. Francesco was always quick to respond and helpful, and Gabriella was wonderful and showed us around when we first got into town to make us familiar with the neighborhood. We would love to go back to Francesco's if we returned to Rome.