This place is great. It’s comfortable and up to date. Isabella was a gracious and welcoming host with lots of useful information.
Pay no attention to my 4 star rating. We had a trouble with the AC one night because it was the first time it had gotten warm enough to need it and we had a miserable night but that was almost certainly a one time problem.
This place is particularly great for families like ours. It’s in a quiet building with a lot of older residents. If you’re thinking of booking this for a large group of twenty somethings out for a big party I would recommend finding another place.
It is close (~3 blocks) to a metro and if you’re ready to learn the bus system it has a bus stop literally outside the front door. It’s on a block with many eating and grocery options.
Isabella has a lovely place in a nice location particularly if the Vatican museum is a focal point of your trip. It’s about a 5 minute walk from the door.
Because of the walled off nature of the Vatican, it’s more like a 15-20 minute walk to St. Peter’s though.
If you plan to go to the old sites (coliseum, etc) you’ll need to use the metro or take a cab. We found the metro extremely easy to use in Rome.
Isabella’s information packet was amazing. So much detail and gives you all your info and options. She puts time and effort into giving you what you need, and she has the most convenient coffee machine we used in Italy—an espresso version of the American k-cup machines.