The location of the property was perfect. The apartment was clean, the owners communicated with us and even let us drop our luggage early. The second bedroom did not have an ac unit just a fan. With the heat situation, that bedroom was just too stifling and too hot to sleep in. Given we were there during the Cerberus heat wave with temps >100, I think that is the only reason why it was so stifling. Otherwise this apartment was perfect in every way. Yes we did have 60 steps to climb but you do so much walking in Rome, even someone who is out of shape (myself) can make it. If needed, just take a breather. We had everything we needed right outside the building - restaurants, cafes, gelato, taxi stands, and we were centrally located for everything -which was the most important thing for us. We did not cook in the apartment so I cannot leave any comments on that.
The only reason I gave 4 stars to accuracy of apartment was the sleeping situation. However, as I stated, it was record breaking heat for Rome so I am not going to make that affect the overall rating. We did make it work for us by sleeping in the living room where the ac unit was. I’m sure in normal temps this would not have been a concern.