Marco was great to allow a late arrival. Arriving in Rome late at night, my sisters and I were so excited to get into the apartment and go right to sleep. We got to the apartment and due to our own poor planning, did not know the apartment number. The woman at the pizza shop downstairs helped us locate Marco's dad (Paolo), who was extremely nice and helped carry our bags up the (more than a couple) flights of stairs. The apartment was just as described and the beds were so comfortable. We used the washer and dryer to clean some of our clothes and found navigating to Termini station to be surprisingly easy. The front door of the complex is covered in graffiti, but as we found out--so is a lot of Rome. The rooftop deck offered an amazing view of the city and we were happy to stay here for a couple of days.

If anyone can get the name and e-mail address of the woman at the pizza shop, I would love to keep in contact with her--she is one of the nicest people I have met in my whole life.