We had a wonderful time at Alessandra's beautiful apartment. While the photos do it justice for the most part, the bathroom is even better in person. (Seriously, if it wasn't in Rome, we might've spent the whole time in the bathroom.)
Alessandra was so nice, and we had the pleasure of meeting almost everyone in her family, who were also just great. She couldn't meet us when we got there, but her brother met us and took us around the neighborhood. We had a minor issue with the apartment one evening and her father came right over to help us out. Quick, simple, and pleasant transactions all around.
The neighborhood is laid back and a lot of fun, with great restaurants and diversions all around. The apartment is even a few steps from an outpost of Giolitti's, with its famous gelato. Saved us a couple of trips to the Pantheon (which is really cool, but why hike all that way for gelato...). It's easy to get to much of what Rome has to offer.
All in all, this was just a great experience. Looks like we have a go-to spot when we're in Rome.