What can I say? As someone who has been traveling to Rome and staying in Trastevere for 27 years, this is the perfect apartment for a solo traveler or a couple. LOCATION: Located on Piazza di San Cosimato, with its daily market and the laughter of schoolchildren, you step right out into authentic Rome. The apartment is just beyond the most bustling streets of Trastevere (so you can dive right into or retreat from the crowds with ease) and equally close to the Viale di Trastevere, where you can catch the tram or a taxi with little effort. There are several neighborhood markets and you are two blocks from a full-service supermarket, so you can stock your kitchen with ease. There is also a good pharmacy. Also, there is a place across the piazza that makes daily meals that you can take to go. So if you want a delicious, home-cooked meal, go to "The Italian Market"(don't be put off by the English name; this is not a tourist trap). THE APARTMENT: The apartment is on one of the higher floors, affording a great view. There is a lift! So no lugging things (including yourself after a full day of walking) up and down the stairs. Now for the interior: while the windows face out onto the piazza, when you close them the rooms are very quiet (very important for this noise-sensitive traveler). There are two separate AC units, one in the bedroom, one in the living room. As someone who likes to sleep with the AC on, I found this an excellent arrangement. Both the bedroom and living room are spacious, with tall ceilings, and get very good light. There is none of the darkness or feeling of "the walls closing in" that you get in a hotel. There is a washing machine in the kitchen (no dryer, but there never is but there are folding drying racks), and while the kitchen is small (there is an electric stove top but no oven; there is also a microwave) it is perfectly adequate. Yes, there is a wine bottle opener. The bed: comfortable for two, with the slim memory foam pillows that are now in vogue (so no need for middle-of-the-night fluffing!) YOUR HOST: I took a while to prepare this review because I fond it hard to communicate just what a wonderful person Sonia is. Always available by text or phone, she checks in to see how you're doing and offers excellent suggestions for restaurants (essential in a touristy city). Her love for the city is palpable and thus her recommendations for places to go are special and atypical. But I have a special story to tell that speaks volumes about your host and gives you a sense of just how much she is dedicated to her guests as people. I fell very ill while in Rome and was holed up in the apartment. Sonia made every effort to make me comfortable: sending (unbidden) clean towels and bed linens, offering to bring me medicine (when I declined, she texted me the location and directions to the nearest pharmacy) and food, and just checking in to see how I was doing. She was a blessing. I thanked her profusely and she replied simply: "I am a person who grew up with strong values and respect for people."