Marco was the most welcoming host...ever. Since this was my first time in Rome and I was traveling with my 80 year-old mother, it was especially helpful to me to have restaurant suggestions and a kitchen stocked with breakfast items. The location of the flat is really ideal (unless you want to be in the center of the tourist zone)...walking distance to the Forum and Colosseum, close to cool neighborhoods less likely to be frequented by tourists, and yet the metro is just a 2-3 minute walk so you can be at the Trevi Fountain, or Spanish Steps in 15-ish minutes. While the flat is on a busy street, noise was not an issue for us. I'd stay here again.