Access to the apartment was very easy. Gael gave us an access code to get into the room. No need to check in and pick up a key, which was super convenient for us because our flight arrived in Rome late at night. I really enjoyed that the apartment was almost like a hotel - there's a cleaning person that comes during the day to replace all the towels and toiletries. The place is right off of a big street with lots of stores and food. The actual small street that the apartment was on was pretty quiet. We felt very safe because it's right next to the ministry of defense, so there was always a guard standing there. Pretty good location to walk to things but also close to many bus stops.