We really enjoyed staying at this apartment. We didn't meet Saverio but his wife brought us the key and he arranged transportation for us to and from the airport.

If you want to stay in the loud touristy parts of Rome, this is not a good place for you. We loved staying at this apartment because we got to mingle with locals. It is in a residential area away from the touristy parts of the city. However, it is 3 tram stops from Piazza de Poppolo (30 minute slow walk/5 minutes or so by tram from the piazza) so you are still very close to metro and touristy areas. The tram stop is a 2 minutes by walk. So the location is great. From the piazza you can go any where by foot or metro.

There are cafes and restaurants in the area. A health food store right across the street and a grocery store a few minutes away by foot. You should try the Il Buchetto pizzeria on Via Flaminia but beware it gets busy so go early.

The apartment is very clean and modern and true to the pictures. The bedroom windows face the road but it's a quiet area except for the occasional scooter which you have every where in Rome. The courtyard makes this apartment special, the kids come and play in the evening and my children stayed off the road which was great.

The only thing is, there was no wifi most of the time we were there.