Alessandra is an amazing host - she is very friendly, very organized and made us feel very welcome when we met. Even before our stay, she made sure the sleeping arrangements in her apartment were set up exactly as our party of 5 wanted it.
She also organized transportation from the airport to her apartment for us (and back again after our stay) - saving us money and making our journeys very convenient!
The apartment is EXCELLENT - very conveniently located to St.Peters and the Vatican, it is extremely clean, and had everything my family of 5 needed for our 5 day stay in Rome. It is in a residential district close to some very good restaurants and the local fruit, vegetable and meat market is just outside the main doors to the apartment block.
People in the market were very friendly and trustworthy, as were the restaurant staff.
Alessandra went WAY above and beyond...Our luggage got delayed by 1 day (thanks KLM!) but Alessandra made phone calls to the courier service and acted on our behalf (we don't speak Italian and Alitlia would not release details to me!) and she kept us to keep us in touch with when it was going to arrive.
This was one of our best short vacations EVER - in part because of the fabulous apartment and Alessandra's help.
Thank you Alessandra - you are amazing!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.