Cinzia is a kind and outgoing host, she answered very quickly to all our requests. Immediately she gave us information about markets, restaurants and means of transport.
As far as the apartment is concerned there are pros and cons.
Pros. The apartment is great for a couple: clean, luminous and comfortable. It is located in a quiet residential area near Trastevere.
Cons. We found the kitchen short of pots: for example there were no mugs or cooking pots for milk and tea.
It takes 10 minutes c.a. on foot to go to the tram station form the apartment: since the apartment is up the hill, you have to take a steep stair going back to it. Not a great effort, but in the hot roman summer...
Indeed august is not a great time period for visiting Rome: a lot of enterprise are closed for vacancy and the temperature is high.
Finally Rome has a great problem with public transportation: you must be prepared to waste a lot of time waiting your bus, 'cause their frequency is very low (and not granted).