We enjoyed our week long stay in Francesca's roomy apartment right on the Piazza di Santa Maria in the center of Trastevere. The Piazza was very lively (full of people) especially at night. It is fun to be able to look out the beautiful big windows onto the square from above and see it change through the day--from very quiet in the morning to vibrant at night. It is true that the bedrooms in the back of the apartment are completely quiet even when the Piazza below is very noisy. The apartment was clean and mostly comfortable, the bed especially. It could use a little refreshing and the water temperature in the shower was fickle (cold water replaces the hot on and off) though Francesca did send someone to fix it and it did get better in the later part of our stay. Be aware that the apartment is at the top of 60 stone steps and there is no elevator. We did not mind this, and appreciated the help of Marco in carrying one of our bags when we arrived. He was very welcoming and oriented us well to the apartment and area, giving us some recommendations of restaurants we might go to. He also helped with the Wifi which worked well, though make sure to ask for the password for the Wifi extenders in order to have Wifi in the back bedrooms. The deck is lovely (though also could use a bit of sprucing up). The kitchen had everything we needed and Francesca was most responsive during our stay, even bringing us a new espresso machine while we were there and arranging transport for us from the airport when we arrived. Overall it was an exciting place to be while in Rome.