If anyone should win an award for best host, Mattia is the winner. Mattia met us at the apartment and showed us around. He left a list of restaurants and places to visit in Rome, a bottle of prosecco and a large bottle of water. The apartment is just like the pictures. The first morning we woke up to cornettos for breakfast outside our apartment. The following day there were mini pizzas waiting for us. He was a great communicator and gave us another list of restaurant recommendation. He met us at the apartment before we left to collect they keys and say good bye. The apartment was within walking distance to the colosseum. My partner and I chose to walk to a lot of places. It was a decent half hour walk to the Trevi fountain. But it was worth the walk. We walked to pantheon and so glad we did as we saw places we wouldn't think of visiting (The Altare della Patria). It is less than a 15 minute walk to the termini and a laundromat is the street over. I would definitely not hesitate to stay at Mattia's again next visit to Roma. P.s he is giving us a list of restaurant recommendations in Florence as well (what a champion)