My boyfriend and I have just arrived home from 3 nights in Rome and we absolutely loved it! Monica was the perfect host and very helpful. She made sure she was there for our arrival and explained everything to us. There were guide books and a map of Rome which was really helpful. The apartment was spotless and in a great location which was in walking distance of everywhere. Monica provided shampoo, shower gel, tea, coffee, sugar, herbs and cooking oil which was a bonus.
The area we stayed in was called Monti and it had a lovely rustic feel to it. There were lots of vintage style places, good restaurants, coffee bars and a lovely piazza with a fountain. View of colosseum was great and it only took 10 minutes to walk there. Make sure you visit the church on Via Dei Serpenti as it's beautiful.
The Vatican and Galleria Borghese are not to be missed but make sure you book tickets online before you go. Colosseum, Palantine Hill and Roman Forum are amazing. No need to pre book these. One ticket allows you entrance to all three but don't buy the ticket at the Colosseum entrance as queues are huge! Walk to Palantine Hill entrance and buy from the box office. Will save you an hour!
We can't wait to go back again and would definitely stay with Monica again.