Paolo, while I never met him, was a great host. He was very communicative, and because he had a prior meeting when I was arriving, arranged for his mother to meet us and show us around. While she spoke very little english, it was certainly enough to show us the ropes (And she was quite nice as well). He prepared some information on where to go in the neighborhood, and all of his restaurant reccomendations that we went to were great. The apartment itself was lovely, spacious, perfect for myself, my wife, my mom and our 2 year old daughter. Paolo even brought in a crib and high chair. The location was excellent, close enough to walk anywhere, but easy to slip in to a quiet neighborhood. For this of you with children, there is a nice park located across from the coliseum (up the hill) with a playground way in the back (kind of behind Nero's Golden House). It was fun for our little one to play with other kids there.