We had an excellent experience with Marida in Rome. It was our first time there and everything was great. The Monti area was packed with restaurants and we walked everywhere. The Coliseum, Vatican (a few km/miles but we like to walk), train station for our departure, grocery store. The apartment is fantastic. Lots of space for four is us and we had friends (family of five) over for dinner. The private deck area on top of the apartment was perfect for evening cocktails and appetizers. They arranged a ride from the airport for us and gave us tons of information upon arrival. Several guide books were available in the apartment so we could cross reference ideas about what to do in Rome. Based on our searches for local hotels, this was very very good value. A mediocre hotel in the area would have been much more expensive for 4 people.