We were greeted by Giovanni's friend Eleanora, who was very helpful in telling us about all the local sites and hotspots, as well as transportation tips.

We stayed in 5 places in our 3 week Italy trip and this was the best of the bunch in terms of ideal location and stylish rustic décor, especially the huge high ceilings which we loved. Overall, the place felt very homey for us. The location couldn't be better; just a 5 min. walk to the subway or major bus routes, 10 min. walk to the Colosseum, 1-2 min. from countless restaurants and shops, but best of all was just 2 min. from this lively little piazza where we found so many locals hanging out and socializing in the evening; the atmosphere was electric there...we loved going down there at night just to reveal in it before bedtime.

As for the place itself, it has all you would want for a place, and overall quite spacious. Our daughter loved having her own "princess loft" (her words) above us. One note though: the basement bedroom is quite enclosed, so it's a bit musty down there. Alternatively you can also sleep on the foldout couch on the main floor sitting area and/or bring up a mattress from downstairs, which we did and had no problem with. It depends on how many you're planning to sleep here. I would talk to Giovanni first to get his recommendations if you're planning to sleep for more than 4 people.

The air conditioning works great, but sometimes we just shut it off and opened the big window and let the breeze and sounds of the streets drift in, especially during our mid-day siesta, which we started getting nicely into.

Overall, this is an amazing place; highly recommended!