What an amazing experience. From the moment we were contacted by mara after reserving our stay, we felt confortable, well taken care of, and respected. Mara has a wonderful home and a beautiful demeanor. She was extremely willing to offer her help when needed and did everything she could to ensure we had a well educated and cozy stay. For example, we arrived in rome at 6am, got to Mara's home at 10am, instead of just turning us away and asking us to return later at check in time (which was 3pm) she offered to hold our luggage for us in her home and made sure we had some things to do while we waited. She made it her priority to get the home ready early, and promptly contacted us when it was. Mara truely is a superhost, and also has a super home! It was airconditioned, wonderfully well stocked (pots, pans, plates, towels, extra blankets, pillows, books, movies, ect.), had plenty of space, and was close to any transportation we could need.