Eva was a very nice host. Knowing that we were the type of travelers that don't make a lot of plans, she gave us a bunch of information and maps to help us plan our stay in Rome, which was very helpful. She also made it easy to communicate with her through texting and WhatsApp.

The location is pretty central and you can walk to most sites (Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Vatican, Trastevere) and after you're tired of walking, you can hop on a bus and walk to the metro station. The big cafe on the main street when you walk out to the right is a rip off, but if you head the other way towards the 5-way intersection, there is a nice tiny cafe where we got our cappuccinos for 1 euro 20 cents. The coop market is in the same area, which is convenient for buying groceries, prosciutto, wine, etc.

As for the apartment itself, it's quite roomy for four adults, and I thought it might be a pain to share the bathroom that's inside the main bedroom, but it worked out fine. The bathroom has nice tiling and the tub/shower has strong, instant, hot water, which is always nice. We never cooked or ate any full meals at the apartment, but it had everything we needed to enjoy snacks, wine, and hot tea. It was cold on a couple nights we were there, so we turned on the hot water wall heaters and it kept the apartment cozy in the evenings. We also did our laundry once and that was easy as well.

The only drawbacks are the medieval staircase and door lock, which are cool in a way because we'd never seen anything like them, but kind of a pain in the ass to use especially when I had to carry my wife's heavy big suitcase up to the apartment.