Simone is the perfect host, but more about that later. As a first time visitor to Roma I was uncertain about staying in a neighborhood but I think we could not have landed in a better location than Trastevere. It is far less crowded than the city center, yet full of restaurants and shops. Every meal there was superb and spent surrounded by locals. We still could access the ancient sites, etc. via easily accessible public transportation. Had we not stayed there we never would have walked to Piazzale Garibaldi where we had the most breath taking sunset view of the city. We thank our host, Simone, for suggesting that walk as well as many other tips and a lovely, comfortable, safe, clean apartment.