This is a unique apartment, well-decorated with several options for making coffee (stove-top espresso maker, drip coffee machine, and hot water kettle/instant provided by the host) and what you need for cooking on a stove-top or microwave (no oven). The host was responsive when I had an issue figuring out the washing machine and when I blew a fuse by having too many things turned on at once (again, my fault not theirs). The location is on Piazza Liberta, which has several options for dining close by and from which many buses run. You can buy bus tickets at the kiosk on the corner. It is a one mile (1.8 km) walk to the Duomo and about 1 mile to NYU@Villa La Pietra (the #25 bus also goes there frequently from the piazza). You should know that if you plan to use the pull out sofa in the living room, that it is on the street side and it can be noisy. I use earplugs so it doesn't bother me but you might come prepared....especially in warmer months when you might want the window open.