Franco met us at exactly the time we had agreed on. He showed us around the apartment and gave us general directions about how to get to various places. He also told us about some local restaurants where we could eat and even get a 10% discount for telling them we were staying with Franco. Although we did not speak the same language, communication was very good.

Apartment was charming, as well as historic, and was exactly like pictures and descriptions. Very convenient and we found that we could walk everywhere (including Vatican City) easily from here. We really enjoyed going next door each morning to the café to get our coffee.