Giancarlo and his mom were VERY sweet and thorough in their welcome to us. They were both there when we arrived (even though we were late from our train from Florence) and made us feel right at home. We had plenty of coffee, water and snacks on hand as well as fresh fruit, clean sheets and towels and the spacious apartment with 2 bathrooms was incredible! I had a late flight on checkout day and they let me leave my bags and come back to get them later.

The second room was also nice to have as the mattress is far better suited to my back and I was able to enjoy that option. The WIFI worked GREAT and the option to walk around Rome with it was definitely something we appreciated having as an option.

The location is also wonderful as we took the bus to Termini directly across town whenever we needed (1.50 euro) or one stop over on the overground train it was cheap (8 euros) and easy to get directly to the airport. Of course the Vatican is walking distance and the neighborhood is VERY quiet, safe, secure and not touristy. Cute bakery and restaurants around and Giancarlo provided us GREAT recs on where to eat. We needed a break from Italian food and walked 20 minutes to an amazing all you can eat sushi place!

Overall, you would be hard pressed to find a better place!