We spent some very pleasant days in Rome and Michele's apartment. Michele was a great host, very responsive, friendly and helpful. He provided for some good recommendations in the area and elsewhere.
The apartment was spotless clean and is simply, but nicely furnished. Everything you may need is there. A significant athmosphere bonus is provided by the backyard location - it has a very welcome 'being part of the city'-feel to it (not in a noisy way, though). The aprtment is well situated in San Lorenzo, a down to earth student quarter of Rome. There's enough going on there if you do not fancy going into town after a long day of running around. Public transport is close by, distances to other parts of town are relatively short (in particular neighbourhoods such as Pigneto).
In a nutshell, this is definitvely a place to recommend - and a bargain as well!