Our experience with Matteo's home was great from the start. Matteo was extremely responsive to all communication. We arrived earlier than the normal check-in time, so we arranged to drop off our luggage at the home so we could walk around the city until check-in time, however, Matteo was very accommodating and allowed us the option to check in early as long as we were ok with the cleaning lady finishing up. Matteo showed us all that we needed to know about the town and let us know if we needed to check out late, just to let him know so he could make arrangements for our luggage if it was later than he was able to accommodate in the home. He even stocked up on some breakfast snacks and waters for our arrival which was very nice!

As for the home itself, it was such a cool place. Great design and comfort. While it was just my wife and I, the home can accommodate many more people. I believe it fits up to 8, maybe more. TV even had some English stations where we found ourselves getting nostalgic watching 80s and 90s music videos. The master bed was comfortable and the A/C worked great when needed. There really wasn't a single complaint we could make about the home itself.

The location is fantastic. Located in the heart of Rome and convenient to get to anywhere within Rome. We went to The Vatican, Spanish Steps, Coloseeum among many restaurants and other attractions and they were all very quick walks or very short cab rides. Best of all though, you don't feel like you're staying in a touristy area. We felt like we got a true Italian local experience based on where the home is located. Most importantly, the location felt safe at any time of the day or night that we were walking around.

Having said that, the ONLY negative point we had during our stay was completely out of Matteo's control and that is the church/temple/mosque (not sure what religion it was) located directly across the parking lot from the home. Everyday prayer were done on a loud speaker and the sound is unavoidable even when closing windows and shutters. It lasted for extended periods of time, so it wasn't short-lived. Granted, if you're an earlybird, these prayers may happen outside the window of time that you'd be home. We suffered from a bit of jetlag, so there were days where we didn't get started until later (10-11am) and the noise didn't help. However, I don't think we saw any other review that mentions this issue, so maybe we were there during a religious holiday that caused them to be there every day.

At any rate, we discussed coming back with our family someday and staying here again. So, save for the small sound issue that's outside of Matteo's control, we had an excellent time and recommend staying here. Just not on the days we want to stay.