With the Coliseum literally at the end of the street and the brick archways on the ceiling, you literally feel like you're sleeping beneath/amongst Roman ruins! This apartment had everything the two of us needed, including laundry right outside the door! The hosts are very well prepared - they gave us a binder with helpful tips, restaurant recommendations, and lots of other useful information. They even arranged for a private car to the airport for us! On our first day I tried to use the included iron and ironing board, but discovered the wall adapter was broken. I messaged one of the contacts (using the apartment's free wifi and Whatsapp, which they all have) and he came by not long after with a new adapter! Better service than a hotel :)
There are a bunch of great local restaurants in the neighbourhood and a couple of grocery stores too. There are two metro stops within a 10-15 min walk, and from there you can get to any and all of the major attractions!
Some reviews mentioned that it's a little musty - yes, it's a basement apartment and there's no central air. Open the windows and/or turn on the air conditioning unit, it's totally fine. And during the day, leave the wardrobe open and the wrinkles in your clothes will loosen! The week we were there (late May) it was 30 degrees and sunny every single day and super hot outside - we absolutely loved coming back to the cool, dark apartment - and no, we didn't leave the A/C on while we were gone! On that note, the lighting in the apartment is on the dim and yellow side, so it was a little challenging to do makeup, but whatever, it's vacation, right?
Thanks to Wesley and Paola for everything! We had a great time in Rome!