We arrived early evening on Saturday 8 Oct for a 7-night stay. Alessandro met us at the secure entry to the apartment block and carried our cases to the 3rd floor apartment. He then showed us round the apartment and all its amenities. It has all you need for your stay. The bedrooms have comfortable beds and plenty of wardrobe and drawer space. The lounge and kitchen/dining area are well-furnished. The bathroom is snug, but was perfect for our needs. There was a bowl of fruit on the dining table and a bottle of sparkling water and carton of orange juice in the fridge which was a thoughtful and welcome touch. Alessandro checked in with us midweek via text to check everything was ok. He arranged our taxi for the day we were due to leave and was kind enough to meet us at our scheduled leaving time of 4.30am to carry our cases downstairs and ensure our taxi arrived.

The apartment is situated in Piazza del Fico which is a small, lively square. There are plenty of restaurants, bars and shops in the immediate area. As such, it can be noisy until the early hours of the morning. The windows in the apartment offer great sound-proofing. However, if like me you are a very light sleeper, take your earplugs. I used mine and it blocked out any residual noise from the square. The very beautiful and lively Piazza Navona is no more than 2 minutes walk from the apartment. Most of the main sights you would wish to see are a reasonable walking distance from the apartment. The Metro and hop-on, hop-off bus are both ideal for sights further afield. We tried on a couple of occasions to use the public transport buses, but found them challenging.

In summary - a perfect host; a lovely apartment; and an ideal location in which to base yourself to explore this beautiful city.