Our family of 4 spent 4 days here. Trastevere is a great area - you can catch a bus nearby to get to the touristy areas. There are places for pizza, gelatto, espresso, and a wonderful farmers market just around the block. We were very comfortable here! Massimo was waiting for us on the street when we arrived a bit late (we did hire a driver to find the apartment as we did not know the area well). Massimo speaks enough English to show the apartment and to communicate how things work, etc. There is a book of information for the area in the apartment, as well as a phone for local use. There is an elevator which is handy for moving luggage to the 3rd floor apartment. After moving in, we usually used the stairs. The apt was very clean with instruction booklets in several languages for using the washer, cooktop, and oven. The a/c kept us comfortable. The bath had nice oversized towels for each person. The kitchen is small, but we found everything necessary to prepare several meals. Carla & Massimo supplied a starter of coffee, sugar, salt, oil & vinegar. They live just upstairs, but we had no problems and did not try to contact them until checkout. We changed our checkout time several times with just a phone call to Massimo. He was very flexible. Overall, I highly recommend an apartment over B&B or hotel because it is so nice for the family to be together to recap the days adventures. This was a favorite accommodation for our 3 weeks of travel in Europe.