This was a great AirBNB location. It's located in the heart of Rome right next to the Roman Forums. The best part of this apartment is that during the summer heat, being so close to everything makes it a nice place to go back to in mid-afternoon to relax and cool off before heading out again to see the sights.
The apartment itself is great. It has everything you need including two bathrooms, two bedrooms, and a sofa bed. The rooms are spacious and there is plenty of closet/drawer space for suitcases and clothing. There's a nice washer/dryer (the dryer is built into the washer), but we opted to hang-dry our clothing. There is a stairway connecting the entry way to the main bathroom/shower, and then up again to the main living area/bedrooms. If you have suitcases, you will have to carry them up two floors. The kitchen is small, only really allowing one person in at a time, but this was not an issue.
The air conditioning was also very nice and very welcome on the hot days we were in Rome.
Check-in was easy. You simply go to the Hotel Forum on the corner and they give you the key.
There are grocery stores just down the street, but I would not recommend to go to those, they are more touristy and overpriced. There are PAM and Carrefour grocery stores within walking distance that have much better selection and price.
Several things to note when booking this apartment. You are in the heart of Rome on a very busy pedestrian street with several restaurants on both sides of the apartment entryway. Most evenings there was a lot of noise between the hours of 9pm-12am. This did not bother us, but is worth noting. Also about 6am every morning, you will hear the rattling of wine bottles as the recycling/garbage truck goes down the street to collect trash from the nearby restaurants.
We also learned that the Hotel Forum is the best address to use for Taxi pickup/drop-off as the rest of the street is a pedestrian street. The first taxi we used would not drive down the street and we had to walk a few blocks on the day we arrived. Since cars can drive in front of the Hotel Forum, we started using it for all Taxi usage and we had no issues after that.
Another point to note is the cigarette smell coming in from the Master Bedroom air conditioning. It seemed to occur only during the day, but was especially strong in the early evening. While the AC is great in keeping the room cool, we would shut it off to help control the smell. If you are not sensitive to cigarette smell, this will not be an issue. We suspect this is a shared AC unit, and the intake is coming from other apartments where people are smoking.
There is a fantastic restaurant right next door called La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali. If you wish to eat there, book a reservation well in advance. They completely book up days in advance.
Overall, it was a great apartment and we would stay here again.