Our visit to Maria's apartment was outstanding from the moment we were met by our transfer at the airport (organised by Elinora), to the moment we were dropped off by the same transfer at the end of the weekend. Quite simply, our weekend in Rome would not have been so enjoyable without our gorgeous apartment and its equally gorgeous owner, Elinora. She kindly allowed us to drop off our bags before the check in time, and then spent a good 20 minutes with us talking us through the main sights and exhibitions to see in Rome. We used her recommendations throughout the weekend, resulting in our visit feeling like we weren't just following the tourist trail. Her restaurant recommendations were equally fabulous. Elinora even asked to be added onto my What's App in case we needed her, such was her determination that we were looked after during our trip - this proved invaluable when we were looking up the nearest church and mass times for the Sunday morning! All of this praise, and i haven't even started on the apartment! It is extremely tastefully and uniquely decorated and more than spacious enough for the 3 of us staying there. The main bedroom is huge, as is the bathroom; there is a light and airy lounge and kitchen, both of which lead onto the beautiful balcony. The kitchen is fully equipped with everything that we could possibly need. Even better, there was water and juice in the fridge, biscuits, nuts and wine in the lounge and tea and 'proper' coffee in the kitchen - what more could you need?! Its location was perfect for us - we were a 10 minute walk to the Vatican, located on the same side of the river. However, we were also only a 15 minute walk up to the Spanish steps, across the river. Our trip to the Colosseum was the only time we needed to take public transport and this was extremely easy to do - there is a direct bus (87) from near the apartment or you can get the metro which was extremely straightforward to do. All in all it was a perfect weekend and we couldn't recommend our apartment or its owner any more highly!