Rita'a place was in THE perfect location. It is about 20-25 minutes walking distance to all the sites you want to see (ie: colosseum, pantheon, Trevi fountain, Vatican City, etc.) If you don't like to walk, there is local bus about 5 mins away from the home. Across the bridge is a 8 minute walk to Travestere neighborhood which has great restaurants and bars for late night drinking. Best of all, around the corner there were a lot of local shops and our favorite pizza spot, ROSCIOLI (which we ate at every day!) Rita's place was cozy but I think that is expected in Rome. It is definitely good for no more than 2 travelers. Also, Rita offers pick up to/from the airport for only $30 euros each way. This makes things so convenient in my opinion as you don't have to deal with the hassle of taking local transportation and finding the apt while carrying luggage OR paying about $50 euros for a cab. My flight kept getting delayed as well and Rita (or her husband) was very accommodating about the schedule changes. My one and only complaint I have was about the showers as the water pressure was very low and it was very hard to get the temperature right as it would just move from extreme cold to extreme hot. However it is minor compared to all the other perks of staying at Rita's. All in all, I would still stay at Rita's again should I ever be in the area.