Coming from Los Angeles, I'm used to small apartments. And sort of assumed that apartments located one block from the Colosseum would be tiny. But it wasn't. It was HUGE! I can see why Andrea's house is usually booked solid for months. The apartment is modern, clean, and tons and tons of space. We stayed 5 nights and really enjoyed being able to have some food in the fridge and space to really spread out. He even gave us a bottle of wine as a welcome. The location is ridiculous. It's about a 2 minute walk (tops) to the Colosseum. A 3 minute walk to the train station. And close enough to walk to most major sites (Palatine Hill, Capitoline Hill, The Forum, etc). We saved a fortune on transit because it was so much easier to walk. The location has a great amount of restaurants and bars and we always felt very safe in the area. Andrea lives in the building so it was nice knowing that if anything went wrong, he would be right there to help. Seriously, if you can manage to book this apartment, just do it. You'd be dumb not to.