I lived in Diego’s apartment happily for 5 weeks. You would never guess that an apartment near a graveyard, an ex-butchery and having a fire station next door would actually be so optimally located and peaceful. The public transport to all destinations in the city was excellent as was the ability to walk into the historical sights of Rome.
There is a (expensive) swimming pool just nearby, couple of good grocery stores, a cat shelter (!), and plenty, plenty of restaurants (even though many a bit old-fashioned or touristy, but some are in the top 50 of Rome’s 10 000+ restaurants). And beautiful Giardini degli Arancini.
The apartment has an optimal floor plan, good heating and Roman tap water tastes really good. The building is quite new, from 60s and has a gate and a janitor, which gave me a safe feeling. Nice to watch traffic on the street, noise is insulated pretty well by metal window shutters which I close every night.
There was a bit of a damp smell in the bathroom, which improved after I cleared the shower stall drain.
All in all, given a chance I would have loved to stay living in the apartment for the whole year. Thank you!