The apartment is solid, well-constructed. The hallway between bedroom and kitchen is converted to a little sitting area. There is not enough surface area to do much in the kitchen -- at most, boil some water or make a sandwich. Otherwise, something will fall and break. Wifi was defunct for the first two days; after complaining plus a day to fix, the last 5 days it worked well. Lacks a woman's touch -- for a week's stay, there were exactly 2 napkins per day and no paper towels. No kitchen towels either -- I converted one of the bath towels for this use. Shower is so small I had to turn water off and open the door to be able to wash my feet. Warning to foreigners: you have to throw your toilet paper into a waste basket, not the toilet. This is probably not the host's fault.

Host gives a tourist free map of city and points out a few things to visit, but if you ask about something specific that goes off the narrative, he pauses for a second, mumbles "non vale la pena" and continues right where he left off. Doesn't even know which bus #'s to use to get to apt -- suggested I walk or take a taxi. Could only give vague directions, and erroneous at that, to the nearest laundromat -- I had to ask several locals before I found it. Host doesn't care.

The unit is almost a mile west of Teatro Massimo, not "a few steps." The balcony is indeed pleasant to sit on, and the traffic below is interesting to watch. However, it does not look down on Centro, but rather directly away from it.

It is 91 steps up and down -- almost exactly the same as climbing to the roof of the cathedral. This is the effort to get the payback of a not unpleasant view -- but count the cost if your knees are weak. That, plus add 1/2 to a full mile (1 or 2 km) to walk to the sites compared to actually living in Centro.