As two single woman, we felt very safe in Giulio's nice apartment. There is a locked gate to get into the complex and a very secure lock on his apartment door, plus a deadbolt lock once inside. The apartment was quiet and clean with soundproof windows, as he described in his listing. The decor and amenities were excellent.

Giulio was very helpful in communicating over e-mail about tips with taxis, recommended restaurants in the area, and even offered to call us a taxi service back to the airport on departure day. Right around the apartment building is the "Fish House" and it was great for dinner, one of his recommendations. The only "house rule" you need to know ahead is he charges 15 euros if you use the second bed, although he states the apartment sleeps 4. The cleaning fee of 20 euros should cover this, in my opinion. Understand that the comfortable bed is in the loft with steep stairs and the other bed is a sofa bed in the living area.

The Trastevere area is very interesting and a good location for walking to various sites. We took a bus back to the apartment from Vatican City for just 1.5 euros. It's a longer walk than it looks on a map and we had walked a lot already through the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's. The apartment location is a 15 minute, straight walk to the Pantheon.

Bottom line is I would recommend Giulio's very nice apartment to family and friends visiting Rome.