My wife and I arrived at RomeTermini train station, which is an approximate 20 minute metro journey door-door to Paola's place.
We were greeted at the apartment by Luca, who was very welcoming, personable and spoke good English. He provided us with a quick tour of the apartment and also gave us some excellent authentic restaurant suggestions both close-by and around the city. A cold bottle of wine was also provided, which was very much appreciated following our long journey to Rome.
The apartment itself is located a few minutes walk from the Cipro metro station and about a ten minute walk to the Vatican. Although the immediate area around the metro station looks in need of a little investment, don't let that worry you. The apartment is in a secure block and is fantastic. It has a large bedroom with plenty of storage space, two good size bathrooms (both with showers) and a kitchen / living room area that has everything you need should you want to stay in for an evening.
Within a five minute walk of the apartment are various restaurants and supermarkets, but there are also good transport links (metro / bus) into the "city centre" and other tourist destinations should you not want a walk along or across the river.
Overall we had a fantastic break in Rome, which was made even better by our choice to stay in Paola's apartment. Highly recommended....thank you