Giancarlo was a very pleasant host. On arrival he was waiting outside for us and helped us up to the room, spoke perfect English.

Flat was clean and newly renovated (perhaps still a little "in progress" behind the scenes). Kitchen had essentials; utensils, cups, cook ware and basic foods (oil, salt, etc). Giancarlo provided a few bottles of water and pastries, a nice touch.

Location was fantastic, 2min from the Colosseum. 15min from the edge of downtown core... but the walk is second to none as you stroll by ruins of the forum.

Main bed was sufficient, little stiff but new. Fold out couch was quite bad, ended up putting couch padding on the floor.

Highly recommend, it's a spacious flat in progress. We were the first to stay in it and next trip to Rome I will be looking forward to seeing how it's come along.

Minor tweaks and the addition of WiFi and Air/con would make this a 5 star accommodation.