I loved Mana's apartment and she truly is a "super host." Mana met us upon arrival, brought us upstairs to the apartment, and showed us around. She then brought out a map to orient us to Rome, point out the major sites, and also tell us where/how to get on the subway. If that wasn't enough, before she left us, she offered to arrange our airport transfer for 4AM a few days later. Not only did she do that, but she texted me she had done it, reminded me the day before, and also gave me the contact information of the driver. It made our return to the airport much less hectic.
Now, on to the place. The location is a great, central location. It's close to the Trevi Fountain and also a short walk to the subway station where you can get to anyplace in Rome. Most of the time we walked everywhere we went (e.g. Colosseum, Crypts) but did take the subway to the Vatican. It also has a great grocery store on the same block where we bought and made fresh pasta for dinner a couple of nights (and it was inexpensive too - about $1.50 for a pound of fresh pasta - we threw a little pesto on it and we were all set!). And while the street the place is on is a bit busy, as soon as you enter the apartment complex, it's like a private oasis. There is an inner courtyard that Mana's apartment overlooks so it was very quiet and peaceful there, in spite of all the action outside! Of course, there are lots of good restaurants around too and we had some great carbonara just down the road. The place is also really clean with nice bathrooms - nicer than some of the other places we stayed while in Italy. The only downside is that there really wasn't a living room to hang out in - the kitchen is oversized with a kitchen table and a couch but with five of us, it meant several had to sit at the kitchen table with two on the couch if we wanted to hang out together. As a result, the kids tended to retreat to their room in the evening. Oh, and speaking of the bedrooms - the second bedroom with two twin beds and a double was set up nicely with a divider wall between the twins and the full bed which was great for my three kids (two boys and a girl), giving my daughter some privacy. They also had their own en suite bathroom which was nice for them.
Overall, I highly recommend the place!