The good: the apartment is in a great general location. I love Monti. The space was very clean and spacious. We had access to the rooftop, which is good for enjoying a glass of wine. There is a washing machine. The host arranged transport for us, which we appreciated.
The bad: the real problem is privacy. There is no window covering on the large window, and since the space is ground-level, anyone could have opened the shutters from outside to reveal us upstairs in bed. There is a mail-slot cut into the front door. From outside, I could look through it to see inside the ground floor. Anyone would have been able to assess whether or not we were home. I was surprised by this.
The host told us we were in a safe area, which I questioned. Coming from a big city I know that no area is truly safe. Five days later the apartment directly across our tiny street was broken into while it was still light out. The couple were in shock: they lost everything on their first night in Rome. I sent the host's representative a text about the camera outside, but received no response. Some response may have been comforting.
Every night we were awoken to loud conversation outside our front door, or motorbikes starting, or Lime scooters beeping. The walls are thin and we could frequently hear our neighbors. Several times in the middle of the night someone pressed our intercom and woke us up. For a small side street, it is very noisy with a lot of foot traffic and loud conversation deep into the night and early morning.
While the apartment itself was good, the noise and lack of privacy would prevent me from staying here again.