Livia and Marcos apartment was a great place for us on our first visit to Rome. We found the easiest way to get to the apartment from the airport was by train to Trastevere and a taxi from there (about 10 Euros). Marco was so helpful in orienting us to the neighborhood and even drove us to a restaurant the first night and gave us bus/metro tickets to use the next day. We ended up walking everywhere from the apartment including to San Pietro, Trastevere, Centro Storico, Villa Borghese and Villa Pomphilli. However there is a bus (that stops almost in front of the apartment) that runs every 40 minutes or so. Restaurants and a good grocery are just at the bottom of the hill (less than a km?). For Rome, the apartment is in a quiet residential area (we noticed some traffic noise but we live in the woods in Montana!) Marco lent us a fan so we could stay quiet and more comfortable during a hot period. The beautiful, shady garden terrace ouside the apartment helps keep the area cooler too. The bed was very comfortable and the apartment is nicely furnished and feels very private. Marco was next door and available when we had questions. Livia and Marco left us coffee, cookies, milk and other things for breakfast which were much appreciated our first day. Marco even made a taxi reservation for our last morning and got up to meet the taxi with us at 6:30. He was a great host!!