We stayed in Maurizo's apartment (myself and a friend) in June-July 2014.

I booked with Maurizio several weeks in advance, and he made sure that prior to our arrival, we had directions from the airport, and he was very accommodating for check in at 9am (I had an early flight in from Australia).

Maurizio met us at the apartment, which was clean, well ventilated and very well maintained. Maurizio is charming and warm, and he checked in with us during our stay to make sure everything was good. The beds were good and clean.

The apartment is within 5mins walk of the Colosseum and Colosseo train station - you can actually see the Colosseum from the street! The neighbourhood is a tourist area, but quiet at night as the apartment is within an apartment building. The door double locks, and there is a locked door to the apartment building itself.

There are some nice restaurants down towards the Colosseum, and a cafe-restaurant less than 100m up the road. There are two convenience shops with fresh fruit a couple doors down.

I would highly recommend this apartment for anyone who is in Rome and wants to be near the Colosseum and Roman Forum. A great stay with a lovely host.