For our holiday to Rome we decided to book Serena's apartment instead of a hotel, and it was a great choice! The apartment was very homely and fitted our needs really well. It was great to spend our time in Rome living there rather than in a hotel room. Serena was a great host - she was flexible on the check in and check out times which was perfect, and met us there on the first day to hand over the keys and explain everything. She also messaged during the stay to check everything was okay. The apartment itself had everything we needed, including some breakfast food. It also felt very secure and safe.
Although we didn't really like the immediate neighbourhood (just personal preference), practically it was in a great location close to Termini station, metro station a few minutes away, and only about 10/15 mins to the Colosseum.
Overall we really enjoyed our time.