The apartment location was great it was on a side street just off the Via De Corso. Step out your door and start walking south and find great restaurants, bars, shopping and street shows. Continue down the street and pass by the Spanish Steps, then the Trevi Fountain and shortly you’ll arrive at the Coliseum/Palatine Hill area.Head west from the apartment across the Tiber River and in about a 30 minute walk you’ll be at the Vatican and enjoy many sites along the way.

The host made us feel welcome, left us a bottle of wine to enjoy and arranged transport from the airport to the apartment for my family. He also provided tips about local site seeing and eating venues. Giacomo was just a nice guy who was easy to work with.

The apartment was as pictured and as described. The private courtyard was very nice, a great place to relax with a book and a glass of wine. An added plus was a mobile hot spot we could carry in our pocket around the city which really helped on having internet access via wi-fi wherever we happened to be. The bathroom was large and had plenty of hot water.

My only (minor) complaint: I am about 6 foot tall and weigh about 220 lbs. I found the shower stall a bit tight. Other than that I would be hard pressed to find anything at all to whine about. We had a great time at in Rome and Giacaomo’s apartment was a great place to stay..