I had a great time in Rome and enjoyed staying at Valerio's place. I would stay there again. There was a booking error (my fault) and he worked with me on less than 24 hours notice. He spent quite a bit of time to accommodate me and was very understanding and pleasant. Bonus points for that. I never actually met Valerio, but his parents live next door and got me settled in. His father was very excited to show me every detail of the apartment and very helpful. I had contact info for the entire family which was reassuring. Air conditioning was a HUGE plus for Rome in August. It gets the place very cool should you like it. The building is in the historic sector near much of the older attractons. Colosseum is 15 minute walk. Bus station less than 10. There is a corner store and cafe right downstairs and an excellent restaurant down the alley..... Something "d'Or." There are 4 flights of steps to the apartment. The bedroom is in the loft so more steps....there is a sofa bed on the first floor. Overall I was very satisfied.