The "Flat for Real Experts at Colosseum" was great for us to stay in from Feb 27 through March 6, 2015. From our first email contact with him, the owner was courteous, informative, and welcoming. He helped us understand our transportation options, and we traveled from Rome's Fiumicino airport to the apartment easily and comfortably on the Leonardo Express train. We met him at the apartment as previously arranged to get the keys. (We had already done a virtual walk using Google street level view, so we knew the way.)

We enjoyed our easy walking access to Termini station (10-15 minutes), Colosseum and Forum (5-10 minutes), and 2 medium-sized grocery stores (5 to 10 minutes). We're in our late 60's, and we do enjoy walking although we shared our cane during some of our walks. We used the cane mostly for stability while walking on the cobblestone streets. (We are careful to do our physical therapy routines EVERY morning to make sure my knee and husbands back don't cause us trouble.)

Due to my food sensitivities, we cooked breakfast and supper in the apartment...so much easier for me than eating out. We had picnics for lunch. The 2-burner stove top and 1/2 size refrigerator with freezer worked great for us. Dishes, pots, and utensils were provided as were all linens, even extras in case we needed them.

We were thrilled to find 2 nice-sized grocery stores located across the street from the Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore. One is Tuodi and the other is SMA (find it when you're walking on the sidewalk in front of the Upim store). When you look at a map, each store is just about across the street from the corners of the Basilica where the Piazza is rounded. We took our small rolling suitcase to carry back our groceries. When we didn't want to walk to the large stores for food, we went to the small grocery a few doors down the street from the apartment.

The apartment is a great example of streamlined living. There was room for the 2 of us with an extra loft bed that would be good for a grandchild. Probably 3 people would do well there. The owner has paid careful attention to details that were important to us--great wifi that always worked well, always hot running water, excellent toilet that always flushed well, shower was big enough with a good shower head, the apartment was well-lit, the heater worked very well on chilly mornings, and everything was fresh and clean. The door to the hallway locked very well and there were no noisy neighbors or street noise while we were there.

Our departure was easy. We walked to Termini station (it is an uphill walk, but we managed it just fine) and took the 5:35 AM Leonardo express train back to Fiumicino airport.

We definitely recommend this apartment and host.