My sister and I took a spontaneous trip to Rome flying standby (she's a flight attendant) so our options were limited for places to stay that were available. We booked from the JFK airport as we found out we'd be able to fly, and arrived at Simone's door less than 12 hours later! He was so accommodating, allowing us to leave our luggage while the couple before us was checking out and the room was being cleaned. The amenities were described accurately, and the space was inviting! He also offered to set up a car for us to travel to and from the airport, but we decided to just take the bus and train. The only issue, completely unrelated to Simone or the space, was the neighbor has a phone he left on his windowsill (for some reason) and it rang about 30 times at 7:30 one morning. It was odd and totally irritating.

The location was incredible, walkable to every location in the core of the city, straight shot to the Castel Sant Angelo, the Vatican was just to the left, maybe a 10 minute walk? There are great restaurants, a few little cafes. Gelateria del Teatro is SO close, also, if you want to have some of the best gelato of your life! :)