Anna Maria is a very nice host. Although hard to communicate verbally, but she is very good with text and can translate with an app. We had no problems with communication ! The bus is a one minute walk away from the apartment. Takes you to the subway ( about 7 min bus ride) and then about 15 stops on the subway to get to center of Rome where all the action is ( colosseum etc ) the total travel time is about one hour. We enjoyed our stay !