Maria is a wonderful, caring hostess who greeted me warmly, gave a tour of the apartment, and presented information on the area with very helpful details on bus/tram/metro routes. This was followed by a tour of the immediate neighbourhood. She even offered to drive me in her car to obtain a monthly transport pass and took seriously my concerns with noise issues. The apartment itself is well equipped, larger than it appears from the photos with lots of natural light. I greatly appreciated the food staples, toaster, washing machine, iron and ironing board. Testaccio is an area with a terrific market and many great places to eat; favourites were Flavio al Velavevodetto, Agustarello, Trappizino and Pasticerria Barberini. Although the walk to the Colliseum or Capitoline square is only about 20 minutes, I found taking a bus towards the centre more efficient and saved my walking for exploring the historic centre.