Claudia was waiting patiently for us and gave a very helpful introduction to the apartment and to Rome, including providing a map. We can echo everything that we read before our arrival and were delighted with our stay at Calpurnia House. Our trip was during an August heatwave and we were grateful for the welcoming cool of the apartment; even without the aircon it was considerably cooler than outside the building. Because of the heat we spent most of our few days exploring the immediate vicinity and it was easy to stroll down to the Colosseum, the Palatino & the Forum. The Basilica is worth a trip too. There are many inexpensive trattoria nearby and the grocers provided other basics eg fruit. We didn't attempt anything more complicated than making coffee though the kitchen was very well equipped should we have wanted to. Both Claudia and the apartment made our first Airbnb experience an excellent one.