We were not sure where in Rome to stay for our week's holiday but luck landed our mouse click on this apartment. With the exception of one small fault (I'll come back to this) the flat was perfect. Located in a quiet neighbourhood yet within walking distance of the colosseum, a 2 minute walk to the metro, and similar distances to good bars, restaurants, and an excellent supermarket which provided local ingredients for home cooking in an adequately equipped kitchen (a bread knife would have been handy). The host, Fabrizio, is an experienced landlord and struck exactly the right balance between being immediately available when needed and discreet when not. He gave us some excellent insider tips - who better to tell you about art and architecture than someone who grew up in Rome and learned about it at school?
There was only one tiny fly in the ointment, and I suspect that in these older multi storey apartments there will always be a similar problem - for some reason the occuapant of the flat above insisted on walking around in stilettoes (that's what it sounded like!) in the early hours. Next time I'll take earplugs.
This aside, I cannot recommend Fabrizio too highly as a host, or his apartment. For us four friends, it was the best introduction to Rome we could have hoped for. This is air b'n'b at its best.