First I'd like to say that Maria went above and beyond for our family. We missed our connecting flight and had to fly to Rome a day earlier than intended. Maria was very quick to respond to my email when I asked if we could come and stay at her apartment a day earlier than planned. She also organized a ride for us from the airport to the apartment for 1 o'clock in the morning! And she called to check up on us when we were taking long to meet our driver. Baggage claim took forever! If she had not been so accommodating I really don't know what we would have done. Having someone to help you when you're in a foreign country is a must, and Maria was just wonderful.
The apartment was about 25 minutes from the apartment. Check in was very easy. Maria's co host met us there to let us in. This is a very secure building. The building is in a locked and gated courtyard. You need a key to get into the courtyard of the building itself, and then the door to the main apartment building is also locked, and then the apartment has a very thick door and two substantial locks. We felt very secure there.
There is a very secure covered parking structure two blocks from the apartment. There are many cafe's and places to eat very close to the apartment, and many of them are open late.
The apartment is in a great location.
It's very close to Tevi Fountain, the Vatican and the Colosseum and the beautiful square a few blocks from the Colosseum, which had so many beautiful buildings to see and many places where you can eat. We found a very secure covered parking structure while at the Colosseum.
Everything worked as it should in the apartment. It has excellent wifi, hair dryer, iron, microwave, etc.
The only negative thing is that the kitchen and bathroom are dated. Other than that, I recommend Maria and her apartment.