We met Giovanni, but truly, his mom, Angela, is the star of the show. Although she speak no English, we were able to communicate well with her. My husband speaks pretty good Italian, but even I who have no background in Italian communicated my needs quite well. Angela was extremely helpful and accommodating. I have to note that the neighborhood is quite unsafe. We were able to move quickly to avoid harassment, but I was catcalled and my husband had to give a few glares. Mostly, there were plenty of young men who hung out on the various streets nearby. There are two routes to the apartment. The safer route avoids the large round-about. We spent all of our time in the historic center which is a 20 minute walk, or 15 minute metro ride away. The studio itself was clean and modern. It had all the amenities a party of 2-3 would need.