Michele's apartment is beautiful, spacious and comfortable as well as perfectly located in the Trastevere area of Rome. Some of the best restaurants in Rome were located only steps away. The neighborhood felt quite safe and friendly. Our favorite cafe on our street for coffee, pastries, bread, cut pizza, and ambience was Giselda, which we frequented once or twice everyday. Public transportation was very accessible and easy to use for getting around. There was much to see walking distance away. The home had everything needed for our week long stay. The apartment has a very nice fully equipped kitchen and a clothes washer but no dryer, so plan on hang drying, which is customary in Italy. (Energy efficient.) The air conditioning worked quite well during an unexpected hot June. The listing stated that the apartment is on the "first floor." We expected that to mean the ground floor but in Italy the ground floor is "0." Therefore, the apartment is on the second floor (in U.S. terms), so be aware that you will be walking up stairs without an elevator. Some lates nights there was loud noise from people on the streets that disturbed our sleep in the front master bedroom. The second bedroom was very quiet. The outside patio in situated in the back of the house, outside of the kitchen, surrounded by neighboring buildings. We didn't find it an inviting space because of the heat and noise from all the air conditioning units. Michele is an outstanding host. He was easily available through email and phone before arriving and during our stay. He even made car arrangements for us to get to the airport at the end of our wonderful stay.