Hi, I would recommend Massimo as a genuine, professional host , and his apartment as a great place to stay in Rome. Having said that - we did not actually meet Massimo, but he left us with a great impression. We stayed in Massimo's apartment in May 2012.

We were a 2 ladies, who found Massimo's apartment clean, full of character and well located to central Rome ( only 3 metro stops from Termini Station).The apartment is like 3 streets away from the metro de Roma stop , an easy 5 minute walk, which is handy. It was pretty easy to get home at the end of the night, the neighbourhood in which the apartment was located, felt safe and freindly - plenty of locals were around and more than happy to help us.

There were plenty of amenities around the area, bank, shops, late night eating places, although we didn't find a shop open late hours for milk - so buy ur groceries during the day, if you need to.

In the apartment we had a comfy bed, clean bedding, extra blanket, a small wardrobe to place our things, our own ( fully functional) bathroom! Enough space to place a couple of suitcases, plus sockets for our mobile phone etc. At the time another couple were also staying in the apartment - they had a seperate bathroom, so it was not a problem. We were not confined to our bedroom, as in we were able to lounge around the living area, use a clean kitchen with utensils, make breakfast, enjoy a meal at the dining table, use an iron that was provided = all of which made our stay more comfortable.

Massimo was great at leaving us details of how to reach the apartment, getting the keys, tips on how much to pay taxi drivers etc.. As he was not there, he did check to see we had arrived safely - a very decent host overall. Plenty of the host's things were around the apartment , while we stayed and it felt like we were staying in a home, than a cold self catering apartment and found it very trusting of him also.

We enjoyed our stay, it was our first experience of AIRBNB, we only booked a week ahead of travelling and we would use it again.