If you haven't stayed in the Trastevere area of Rome I suggest you do. We've stayed in the area a couple of times before and spent 8 nights this time. It's lively, lots of cafes & restaurants, interesting cobble stone streets, a great local fresh produce market and close to the river, hence most of the must-see tourist attractions are within 1/2 an hour's walk. The very atmospheric Jewish sector is just on the other side of the river, and in the other direction is the 'Hill' - tallest spot in Rome which allows amazing views of the city. Sandra's place is centrally located for all this. It's on the first floor so carrying our bags up was no problem. The apartment is a little tired but offers good accommodation for a couple. The bedroom is small but offers lots of cupboard space. The bathroom too, is decent in size and the shower has great pressure and lots of hot water. The living area is generous, with very comfortable couches to stretch out and watch TV or read. Thanks to the beautiful large old windows, the light in this area is superb and the views are of the local square with restaurants and some car parking opposite. Good for people watching. Like most of the apartments of this calibre, the front door offers a very solid door and multi-bolt security lock. We were met by the carer (Emma) who was delightful and very helpful. The kitchen is small and functional but tired. We ate out every night so it didn't bother us. The only issue worth mentioning is the restaurant immediately downstairs whose patrons tend to hang about outside on a Friday and Saturday night to smoke and chat ... till VERY late. These folk are mostly locals and after a pleasant evening with friends and a few bottles of vino, conversation tends to be florid. The windows are double glazed but are still the original timber (which may not be possible to alter) so they don't really help much with noise. It wasn't really a problem during the week. Bring some good ear plugs.