My husband and I had the pleasure of spending 4 nights in this wonderful apartment Sept 29 - Oct 3, 2012. Communication before arrival was very good. We were met upon arrival by, Paolo. He was very welcoming and took us through a tour of the apartment (which is actually their residence) and then he sat down with us and chatted for a bit. He gave us a map and showed us many places to go, marking them on the map for us as we went. He was VERY informative. He also had some restaurant recommendations for us, which we tried 2 out of 3 and they were both great places close by filled with locals and great food. Trattoria Monti was especially GREAT!! You must go and you MUST try the pasta with the egg yolk in the center. Simply the best pasta dishi have ever had in my life!! The apartment itself was spacious and had everything you could possibly want. We were able to do laundry and there was even a dishwasher (not that we used it). While the apartment is great, the real star here is the garden. Delightful green space with covered seating (very important if you get rained out there, which we did for one day), outdoor dinning area and even grass. The location was very good. Very close to the Manzoni metro stop and a 15 minute walk to the Colloseum. What more can I say? This place was our best accomodation so far in our month in Italy. We would HiGHLY RECOMMEND that you stay here if you are searching for a gem in Rome. FANTASTIC!!!