When we posted our pictures on Instagram of us standing on the small balcony looking out across the square every one said we looked like we were in the film "A Room With a View". It really is a brilliant location and view as the apartment is almost opposite Basilica Maria Maggiore (which is beautiful). There's a supermarket across the road open early and late. There's a café and small bar next door. It's easy to walk to the Colosseum and all the pretty streets and restaurants/street food in the Monti area. Termini station is one street away and we found the best and cheapest ice cream in Rome two streets away - Regolie Gelateria - from Flaviana's great recommendations. The Chinese and Indian districts are a few streets away and there are 2 markets in easy reach. We never got the metro, we walked to Colosseum, Forum, Trevi, Pantheon and Spanish Steps from here.