Alessia's place is fantastic! We dealt with Francesca primarily, whom we found to be extremely nice, available, and informative.
A cell phone is given to you for use while in Rome, which turned out great for communicating with Francesca when necessary.
Our group was 2 couples and another single adult and we all slept comfortably (2 in first bedroom, 2 in the second, and 1 in living room pull out sofa bed). The second bedroom is only accessible through the first bedroom, but we didn't find it too troublesome.
The (beautiful!) apartment is situated in a nice area where public transportation is easily attained. The market at Campo di Fiori and Piazza Navona are both nearby. It is about a 20+min walk to/from Colosseum. A walk over to Trastevere is also near, which I highly recommend if anyone is interested in nightlife!
The apartment itself is spacious with plenty of free room in the living room and first bedroom. There's a large refrigerator, small full kitchen with washer for clothes, and 1.5 bathrooms.
Personal comment: my
Mother left her phone in the apartment when we left for USA and Francesca/Alessia gladly shipped us back the phone by mail. Someone in our party got engaged to during the trip and the cell phone had the event on video, so we VERY glad to get the phone back. THANKS ladies for willingness to help us out :)
2 cons......which we dealt with just fine but I should mention nonetheless! :)
Wi-Fi was slow; almost to the point of not usable. It is Rome after all so this was understandable. Luckily MANY restaurants/shops within 2minutes walking distance had wifi so getting internet access was still possible.
Secondly, to reach the second bedroom, you must walk through the living room, then the 1st bedroom. Since the A/C was located in the loving room this meant cold air barely reached the second room. Our trip was at the end of July so the room was hot at night. A fan is provided however which helped a lot :)
I did A LOT of price/location comparison before finally deciding on an apartment and am glad to report that Alessia's place did not disappoint!