Marina was a breath of fresh air after a delayed flight. She picked us up from the station and immediately put us at ease with her delightful smile, and effortless loveliness! We arrived at the apartment which was charming, clean and comfortable. We settled in very quickly, the bed was comfortable, the kitchen was well equipped as was the bathroom.
The neighbourhood is very quiet in August, and there is a huge new shopping centre about 10-15 minutes up the Rd called Porta do Roma, with everything you'll ever need.
The view are not amazing, it is a suburb, partly still under development, but you can see the hills beyond Rome, there is quite a bit of bird life about, and you can see the setting sun. This place is great value for the price.
We took the number 80 bus (from the stop in front of the apartment to the left of the park area) then got off at 2nd Libia stop. There is a Metro station right next to it. Take the train to Laurentina and it goes to Termini and places of interest.
I really recommend going to Tivoli and the Villa d'Este - it's just beautiful, particularly in the Auguat heat. It's 11 euros and worth every cent. The locals recommended La Villa Gregoriana too - we didn't manage that - perhaps next time...