Simone's place in Rome was really fantastic. There is a lot of space making this a great option vs a hotel. Simone's hospitality was great just as other posters have mentioned. The apartment was very well kitted out, clean and spacious. My friend slept in the loft bed which had some broken slats, but he 'fixed' this with some books! There was quite a bit of noise from the street as there was a restaurant downstairs, so light sleepers may need ear-plugs, though I got used to the noise and slept through it. In the morning there is a nice market (non-touristy) and the restaurant downstairs was very good and very reasonably priced (we went there twice out of the three nights we ate out). Transport links were all good as well and it was very easy to get around to all the sites. Positives: excellent, spacious and well-kitted apartment in a convenient location; negative: noise might concern some.