Laura was such a fantastic host! She was so helpful with everything. She was very responsive to all my questions, and made great restaurant suggestions. She even sent screen shots of her suggestions with the important information highlighted with an electronic pencil!
Laura even arranged a taxi for me to get to the airport the last day. I don't speak Italian, and was worried about how to arrange the taxi. Plus I had an early flight and was worried about taking the bus to Termini to catch the train to the airport, as I wasn't sure the buses would be running yet. But Laura took care of that, and it worked perfectly.
During the three days I was there, she would text me to find out how my various adventures were going. (I went to the opera, and I visited Hadrian's Villa, which is a little ways outside of Rome and takes a bit of effort to get to by public transportation.) She was genuinely concerned that I have a great visit to Rome -- which I did, largely because of her!
It was really perfect.
Grazie, Laura!