We had a wonderful 3-night stay at Alessandro's apartment. It was clean, spacious, tastefully-decorated, and exactly as described. As for being in the centre of ancient Rome, it doesn't get much more central than this - just a five minute walk to the Colosseum and Forum area, and perfectly-placed for sight-seeing. Returning to an air-conditioned apartment after eight hours walking around in 34-degree heat is all that you could ask for.

Our flight was delayed by two hours, but we kept in frequent contact with Alessandro, who met us as soon as we arrived. We didn't need to contact him at all during our stay, but I have no doubt that had we done so, he would have been just as responsive and helpful as he was in the run-up to our trip.

As others have noted, the piazza immediately outside is very lively until the early hours of the morning, but the heavy double-glazed windows and shutters are very effective at filtering out the noise. Just be aware that you'll get a natural alarm call at 7am when the glass bins are emptied!

Thank you Alessandro, and hopefully we will return in the future!