We had a fantastic time in Rome and Mattia played a huge part in that.

Mattia was kind enough to be waiting on the street to greet us when we arrived (I dare say he'd been waiting a while so to be there before us). He showed us around, gifted us two bottles of Prosecco, found us a travel adapter and left us with a promise that he was only a phone call away if we needed anything.

The apartment is a short 10 minute walk to the Colosseum and there are plenty of places to eat nearby. There are two Metro stations in very short walking distance too. Definitely visit the local bakery (Panificio Roscioli) if you get the chance, inexpensive and very tasty.

The apartment was exactly as promised in the pictures: clean, bright, warm and spacious. We had an early flight on our leaving day. Mattia was kind enough to meet us at the apartment at 7am. We opened the door to find him holding two croissants for us - very kind and saved us worrying about breakfast. He even offered to phone a taxi for us if we needed.

Don't hesitate to stay. We had a lovely time and the apartment was everything we had hoped it would be and more. Mattia was especially kind, and easily one of the best hosts we've had.