Metella was a great host. Her apartment is stylish, clean, modern and in the best part of Trastevere. Metella also provides many great books that are helpful in exploring Rome and the surrounding areas. My girlfriend and I loved having such a great place to come back to every evening or afternoon to recharge. There is even a great mini kitchen, which we planned to use more - especially for breakfast - but found ourselves always visiting "The No Name caffe" downstairs to get Italian lessons from the proprietor. The only caveat I have is that there was construction in the building starting at 9 am. This ruffled our feathers a bit in the beginning, but we used it as an impetus to get up and explore the city. I would definitely stay there again, and will remember the place fondly. I'm already a little nostalgic for it and I'm writing this from the amalfi coast. It was that good.