Francesco was not only a very helpful and friendly host, but he also did his best to help us in the most peculiar situations (picking us up at the airport after a 2 hour flight delay, rescheduling his own program without complaining; showing us the places nearby to his flat - the metro station, a Carrefour supermarket, restaurants, non-stop Pharmacy... -; helping us out on the morning of our departure when our baby son got a fever by calling their own pediatrician and taking us to the nearest medical center, asking everyone to give us priority because of our flight back home a few hours later).
He kept in touch with us throughout most of our stay, giving us pieces of advice concerning where to eat and go.
The flat was located in a good place in Ostia, a few minutes away from the beach, the pedestrian area and the metro station. It was sparkling clean, spacious, pleasantly furnished and well-equipped (TV, dish washer, washing machine, coffee machine, iron, air conditioner). Francesco managed to organize both a crib and an eating chair for our baby son. This made our life there significantly easier.
We are very thankful to Francesco. We don't even know what we would have done without him on the day of our arrival, but especially on our day of departure. We will definitely stay there upon our return to Rome and recommend his apartment to others as well.