I cannot say enough about how special this apartment was for us and about Marlene who is a great host. First about Marlene. On the day of our arrival there was a fire close to Rome FCO airport and our flight was terribly delayed. We finally reached Marlene's place at 2 AM but she drove all the way to the apartment to welcome us. Then patiently explained everything to us in the middle of the night even though she had to leave for Switzerland early next day. She provided us with a landline and a cell phone for emergency calls and had some coffee, milk and cookies in the apartment for us because we came in so late. Wow! Through the trip she kept in touch with us and arranged for a cab ride for us to go to the airport on our way back home. The apartment itself is in the best possible location. It is within a 5 min walking distance to the Pantheon, 10 mins to Trevi Fountain, 10 mins to Piazza Navona(which also has the best restaurants), 15 mins to the Roman forum, 10 mins to Campe Fiori, the Tiber river and Trastevere. Close to a lot of good restaurants and cafes. We would do sight seeing in the morning, come back home for a siesta and then go out again in the evening. In the summer Rome gets really(and I mean really) hot. But the apartment always stayed cool. The bedroom and the living room also had fans which were extremely helpful to us. The kitchen is stocked with sufficient silverware and cooking apparatus so you can dine-in if you want to. There is a super-store on via de Argentina about 5-7 mins walking from the apartment for essentials. I would very highly recommend this apartment and if we ever go back to Rome we will definitely stay here. Thanks Marlene!