We really enjoyed our stay at Mara's apartment. The room was confortable, spacious, clean and well equipped. Mara was a fantastic host. On arrival, she showed us around the apartment and local area and gave us useful information, for example, the location of local shops and how to get to the metro. Even though Mara doesn't speak fluent English, this wasn't a problem and she could communicate all of the necessary information. When we were arranging details of our arrival, her communication with us was prompt and helpful.
The location of the apartment is fairly close to the metro (around a 5 minute walk) and it only takes about 10 minutes to travel into Rome centre. My only downside was that the location of Garbatella, where the apartment is situated, felt quite run down. There was a lot of litter and graffiti which made the area feel quite unsafe. I personally would not have felt safe to walk around the area alone at night. The apartment is also situated right next to the train tracks, which created a bit of noise but not really enough to bother us.
Overall a lovely apartment and a fantastic host.