Anyone heading to Rome who seeks an experience that feels like being a "local" needs to consider staying at Colosseum Rione Monti. The Monti area is a fun and exciting part of Rome with great restaurants, bars, arts, and unlimited shopping. The restaurant recommendations by Federica and Raffaele were perfect and we found ourselves going back to them over and over. If we ever have the opportunity to revisit Rome, staying here would be our first pick.