We stayed 6 nights in Rome in Gianluca's flat. His driver picked us up at the airport (FCO) and took us to the flat. We got in late Sat night and his friend, Vicky, met us there. She was very friendly and helpful and helped us to get quickly acquainted with the most interesting activities going on in Rome during our stay; the best of which was the special Bernini exhibit at the Borghese Gallery-Wow! We had already reserved online since we knew we wanted to go there and our online tickets also applied to the special exhibit. With the location Trastevere near the #8 tram, the former Jewish ghetto and The Forum and the price of this flat we had a perfect stay in Rome. The proximity to the former ghetto provided us with our last two meals in Rome and they were the best we had all week. We went to Nonna Betta in the heart of the ghetto. We had a wonderful lunch and decided to return for dinner because lunch was so good, we didn't want to leave Rome the next day without tasting more of that wonderful food and great atmosphere. When finished we just made the 5-8 min walk across the Tiber to our flat. Perfect. Gianluca is also very responsive to any requests by phone, email and text.
I can't think of a better place to stay in Rome, given that we actually prefer a flat in Trastevere to a fancy (expensive) room in a 5-star hotel.
David Laffie