We really enjoyed our 3 days in Rome and Marco's spacious flat was a great launch pad. Marco got us settled in on our first night. The place is a beautiful, well appointed modern space with a view (from the master BR of the colesseum. The kitchen was well stocked (including a Nespresso machine) though we had to search all the cabinets to find everything to cook a nice italian meal on our own (the market a few blocks away had great stuff). It took us a while to figure out the off-on switch for the gas for the stove :-o. The metro is only 4 blocks away though we walked most places. The neighborhood is QUIET although on a couple nights the noise from the bar on the street was a bit loud until about midnight, requiring ear plugs but not so loud then to prevent sleep. We found a couple decent restaurants within walking distance -- Li Rioni had good pizza. We'd stay here again.