If you are looking for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rome, look no further! I can not recommend this apartment and Francesco enough.

Francesco is THE NICEST person in Italy. He went out of his way to make us feel welcome. Prior to arriving in Rome, his daughter (Raffaella) communicated with us. She was very responsive and provided us with quick and helpful responses. She even sent us a very detailed guide on things to do and places to eat.

After arriving at Rome Termini, we texted Francesco that we had arrived and then walked over to the apartment. The walk was safe, took us past some nice buildings, including a very pretty Church, and took only about 15 minutes. When we got to the building, we found a smiling Francesco standing outside. He welcomed us, and took across the street to a small cafe where he bought us coffee and chatted with us for a little bit.

After coffee he took us into the apartment. The apartment and the building are beautiful. The apartment is huge for a one bedroom. It has a little kitchenette that included a mini-fridge. The bed was super comfy and the bathroom was spacious (by European standards). Both the bedroom and living room have air conditioners. There's also a small balcony overlooking the street below.

The apartment is located on a quiet street about a 5 minute walk from the Colosseum and is right on the edge of Monti (where all the cool, hipster restaurants are located). Everything touristy is walkable from the apartment, except for the Vatican, which is about a 25 min cab ride away. There's a little grocery store across the road where we bought fresh fruit and snacks everyday.

We had a 7am flight back to the US from Rome, and needed to leave the apartment around 4am. Francesco was nice enough to arrange for a private car (like a towncar/limo service) to come pick us up and take us to the airport at 4am. Despite being a very nice Mercedes, the ride only cost 50 Euro.

Francesco made our trip to Rome that much more pleasant and enjoyable. The apartment was very clean, well appointed and ideally located. I'd give this listing 10 stars if I could.