I travelled to Rome over Easter with my ten year old daughter. We had a wonderful five days and enjoyed staying in Fabio's home very much. He gave us clear instructions on how to find the apartment, though we arrived late at night and couldn't see the apartment number on the door. A very helpful lady passing came to our assistance. We took the metro from Termini although it is within walking distance but I wouldn't advise walking it late at night.

Fabio gave us a very warm welcome and explained how everything worked. He also walked us to a local restaurant which was great when we were unfamiliar with the area and it was so late.
Fabio was going on holiday himself the following day so we only met him twice, however he contacted us to make sure all was well. He also gave us his son's number in case we needed anything. However everything was perfect. Everything worked and we were very comfortable in his well furnished and well equipped studio apartment. Having the fridge and grill microwave was great, plus a coffee maker and kettle. Fabio had left butter, milk, snacks, tea, coffee and water for us. You can also drink the tap water.

It took us twelve minutes to walk to the Colosseum through the lovely Domus Aurea Park and the whole centre of Rome is accessible on foot. We walked to the Piazza Del Popolo and returned by Metro, which was great to have easy access to at the end of a long day for young tired feet!

We found the cheap and cheerful Trattoria Luzzi close to the Colosseum and ate there most evenings. However there are many good restaurants in the area. Check out Tripadvisor for discounts before you eat as you can get up to 50% off. There was a large Conad supermarket one block over on Via Buonarotti.

I would definitely recommend Fabio's apartment to others and will stay there again if in Rome. I felt slightly nervous late at night coming up the back streets close to the park as there were some drunk people hanging around. This was a little disconcerting with a child and I would also find it intimidating if travelling on my own. However we walked back along Via Merulana if out very late at night and felt safer this way.