Massimo's apartment was spacious and in a central location in Rome. He gave out direction for public transportation and how to get around that was very helpful. It made it easy not to have to look up what bus number to get you to the center of Rome. The colosseum is a 15 min walk. Grocery store was about a 7 min walk from apartment. His place has been the most elegant and spacious airbnb we've been to in Europe. Would definitely recommend it. We were there for 2 day and was able to use the kitchen for meals. My 12 yr old daughter had her own room and bathroom and she was happy. The master suite was a great size. We think December is the time to travel to europe (no crowd). Definitely get a Roma pass for 48 hours or more. It was great to skip lines at the colosseum and the other 2 that was included in your one meusium of choice. It was easy to use on the metro and bus...no lines. We ordered online and picked up when we got to airport. We landed and took a shuttle which cost $40€ during December (week before Christmas) a discount as it was off season. Summer cost more! $35€ to get back to airport. Only 30min ride, well worth it then 2 hr bus to train and the wait in between. The down side which wasn't really a down side, is that there wasn't any extra blankets and it was winter so it got a little cold(temp around 40°) Otherwise, this was a fabulous fined at an amazing price!!