Silvio is a good guy and really wanted us to be happy. I broke a key the first day or so, and he came into Rome and gave me a new key, no issue at all (for the front door, jiggle the key until it will easily rotate clockwise - if there is any resistance at all, don't turn it, keep jiggling it, the keys are made of the softest metal in world).

Silvio is decent with English in person, but the email communications through AirBnb didn't seem to work too well, he didn't receive several of my emails which caused some last minute confusion about arrival.

The location is right in the heart of it all- so that is both good and bad - Pros: lots of restaurants, shops, bars right outside the apartment. Cons:lots of restaurants, shops, bars right outside the apartment.

But overall I liked the location. We had both apartments with nine people. The air conditioner in apt. 3(?) (to the left) needs to be fixed - a tough first night which was very hot and we all sweltered - it got better (outside temperatures got cooler) during our stay, but that A/C isn't working well. The Apt. 4 A/C seemed to work fine. There is no place for nine people to hangout together, but, it's Italy, not America, and none of the places we stayed at were super big in Italy. Apt. 4 had a small bar area where four adults could sit and talk.

It is within walking distance of the Vatican (20 mins), the Spanish Steps, the Coliseum (20 minutes). There is a real market just outside the apartment where you can get fresh fruit and other things for a meal (great in the morning).

Overall, I felt it was a very good value and a great location and that Silvio was a very good host.