I really love Patrizia as a host. I travelled to Rome with my girlfriend on our anniversary. I asked Patrizia to have some wine and chocolate ready, we were met by Andrea, who was really kind and explained everything in good English and gave us some tips about what to do in Rome. When we arrived the neighborhood looked really bad with grafitti and a lot of noise, so my girlfriend was scared and didn't like the neighborhood. But when inside the apartment there were a big bunch of beautiful roses, wine, chocolate and beer. We were also given a map.
The apartment is nice, new bathroom, two big kingsize beds, good view on top floor. It looks like it has a balcony, but this is actually just how to get into the apartment by the front door.
We had some extra expenses we didn't expect, 20 euro for late arrival and a few euros also for taxes.
I recommend buying metro tickets, going to Castro Pretorio station and then stop at termini so you don't have to go outside termini at night. Would also recommend taking a taxi late at night to get home. Could be unpleasant to walk for ladies.
Nearby foodstores / supermarkets are:
Cona - east, simply food - west, coop - next to termini, carrefour - north west.
We would also recommend going to wild west steakhouse, just 1 block from the apartment. Really good food, not expensive.
Had a little trouble with communication, as most Italians have really poor English.
All in all, good apartment, charming little elevator, but awful neighborhood.