If you want to have an authentic Italian experience, stay with Laura in her lovely apartment. Although the location is just outside of comfortable walking distance to the historical center of Rome, the apartment is walking distance to MAXXI, the newest modern museum by Zaha Hadid and Parco della Musica, Renzo Piano's master piece. Plus the stretch down Flaminia toward Ponte Milvio is filled with restaurants and bars without the tourists. Laura herself is lovely: gentle, kind, and completely responsive to all of our questions and needs. Her apartment is the best deal in town. When I am back in Rome, I'll stay with Laura again. I can't wait!