Wonderful apartment, with large and beautifully proportioned rooms, high ceilings and simple,…read moretasteful furnishings. The two bedrooms, one of which is a book-lined study, are at the opposite ends of the apartment, ensuring complete privacy. For the historic center location (which is really where you want to be as a visitor in Rome) it's very calm and quiet. Most importantly, unlike most rentals in the area, it truly feels like home - which it is - with an extensive, multilingual library and a well-equipped kitchen. Everything you need for housekeeping or cooking, including a small farmers' market, is within a 5-to-10-minute walking distance, and some of the best meals out that we had in Rome were also right in the neighborhood. My mother and I stayed for two weeks, and she felt so comfortable that she confessed to missing the apartment after we left! Emanuele, who manages the property for the owner, could not have been a more gracious, helpful and reliable host, accessible at all times and ready to help out with whatever was needed. We can't recommend Ivy House highly enough and would be more than happy to stay there again!