We didn't really use the kitchen at all. It is walking distance to the Vatican, but it is pretty far from the other main attractions (Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, etc.). Most of the time, we used the bus system. It is close to a train, but the directions from Apple Maps usually had the bus as the faster or more convenient option. It is really close to a bus station. Maria is amazing. She is super responsive and helpful. She is very kind, and we LOVED working with her. The apartment is delightful. It is very clean and pretty large. It was very comfortable, and we were able to use the washer and the drying rack for our clothes. It was well equipped so far as we needed although we didn't cook anything in the apartment. Truly, the only thing that wasn't perfect was just that it took us a bit to get to the main city center of Rome. Otherwise, it was absolutely wonderful.