Unfortunately we did not get to meet Simone, but we met his father Roberto and charming gentleman. We arrived a bit early and Simone was more than happy to accommodate us leaving our luggage there. Roberto was waiting for us at the apartment and carried my girl friend's suitcase for her. He walked us through the apartment, told us about the general area. He demonstrated what each key was for and how to insert them into locks. He told us about the cell phone too that is offered and told us that we can easily contact Simone or himself very easily if we needed anything. We did not need to use the phone. The apartment is VERY close to the Metro Station "Termini" and very easy to locate. It is in a great location, near restaurants, laundry facilities, stores, and there is a bakery downstairs with the best breads and pastries. The added bonus is that there is a street market right in front of the apartment where you can get your fresh fruits and veggies and they sell other items, clothes, purses, t-shirts etc. It can be noisy in the morning when they are setting up, but heck I didn't travel to Italy to sleep in late. We were up early anyway. The apartment is actually pretty big, the bedroom faces the street and there is a loft area too. It's a bit tight to get up the spiral staircase, it's probably best for kids as they would have fun in the loft. The kitchen is very clean and modern, I even figured out how to use the washer by following the easy instructions provided, and hung out my clothes on the clothes line. The bathroom was also clean and big enough to move around in. Overall this is a place I would definitely return to because of the convenient locations, the cleanliness and because of our warm welcome!