Staying in Valentina's amazing apartment was the best choice we could have made. It was just me and my nephew and for only 3 nights but the location is perfect. It's in a very quiet area in spite of being just a 15-20 min walk from most of the major sights.
The terrasses on the roof blew my mind. I'm sorry that the weather was so hot when we were there which made it difficult to take advantage of them more except early morning and late evening. There are so many different types of pots and plants and trees. It was like having our private country garden.
Thank God, and Valentina that there is an air conditioning system in the main room if you are staying in weather like we had. It was a life saver!
For some the apt. might be difficult simply because there is no lift so you must walk up several flights of stairs but for us that wasn't a problem. (my nephew might disagree but you know the younger generation!)
Taxis are very reasonable in Rome and we used them several times. There is also a good public transport system. We only used the tram a couple of times which is just down the street a hop skip and a jump. We like to walk so we were able to see and do a lot simply because the apt is so well situated.
Valentina was very quick to respond to any messages. We both had What's app so that made it easy to communicate.
I'm almost hesitant to say how wonderful it was in fear that if and when I go back to Rome Valentina's place will already be booked.
I can't see how anyone could ever regret staying there.