The apartment is very nicely done, very well-equipped and spotlessly clean. We really appreciated having a washing machine as well since we were there for a full week. We didn't meet the owner, Monica, but Sandro was very kind and responsive and gave me a complete tour when I arrived and was very quick to respond when we had a couple of issues. Unfortunately for us, construction began directly above us on the third day of our week there (daily at a little after 8 a.m.) and it was extremely loud and impossible to stay in the apartment during the day, which was disappointing to us since we like to have the option to relax and recharge ourselves now and then when traveling. It was no fault of the owners, of course, since they do not live there and didn't know it would be happening. The location of the apartment is a bit out of the main center of activities in Rome, a block from the southern boundary of the Aurelian Wall, so it took more time and effort to get to some of the things we wanted to see. However, the area itself has some fabulous things to explore such as San Giovanni di Laterano (the papal seat!), cloister garden and obelisk and the Baths of Caracalla just a 10-minute walk away. We found some very good restaurants in the area about 15 minutes by foot. (There's really nothing closer than about 10 minutes away other than a great coffee bar/lunch spot open on the weekdays, the So & So Caffe.) The other thing to note is that while the street is quiet in terms of car traffic, the apartment is on the ground floor and one of the bedrooms is very close to the front door of the building, so I was woken several times the first night by people standing out on the sidewalk talking loudly. I'm not a smoker and found I also had to close the window in my room and the kitchen to keep out smoke from people who went out to the sidewalk to smoke. I eventually moved into the living room and slept on the sofa bed, which was very comfortable (and the room was very quiet until construction began). All in all, a very nice apartment and a very responsive host but a bit of a mixed bag in terms of our experience.