This apartment was the best of our three city (Paris, Venice, Rome) vacation. Luca communicated well and his Mom met us at the door. The apartment is within a 15 min walk to the Colosseum and Palatino (sp?) and the Tiber river. The bathroom and kitchen, and indeed the whole apartment, was very modern and well constructed. The only negative was that the double bed consisted of two single (and firm) mattresses which gave the bed a noticeable seam. Luca had left us with a binder with a very helpful list of all the restaurants - and their menus - in the area. He also provided us with the contact info for a reasonably priced taxi (to the airport) - the driver is an actress and friend of the family. When we return to Rome we will definitely try to rent Luca's apartment again because it was a truly enjoyable accommodation.