My boyfriend and I stayed at Barbara's for two nights. She allowed him to accompany me during my stay last minute, which was kind of her. She also waited until we arrived to check-in even though she needed to run to work. The room was pretty much as pictured, except there is an exposed lightbulb hanging out of one of the corners. Overall the photos were accurate though and the location was good. The shared kitchen area was a bit messy, but other than that the house was well kept. We had some negative experiences during our stay though. First, the bed is as hard as a rock. I prefer firm beds, but it was almost impossible to get to sleep. Her cat, while friendly, would dart into the room anytime the door was a little cracked. We spent several minutes having to corner the cat out of the room every time we were about to leave the apartment. Barbara wasn't around much, so we didn't have any real chats or breakfast like previous reviewers mentioned. She did however wake us up by ringing her own doorbell relentlessly at 2am after we had finally fallen asleep and before an early morning international flight. Somehow she had been locked out. Not sure what happened there, but neither my boyfriend or I was able to get back to sleep, since after she got home at 2am, she decided to clean the kitchen, which had been a mess our entire stay. Only 2 or so hours of sleep before traveling is not ideal, and made our leaving Rome more unpleasant than it needed to be, which is why I would likely not recommend staying here to a friend who only gets to experience Rome for a few days. Next time we'll spend the extra money and book a hotel.