Paolo was an incredibly gracious and generous host. Before I even arrived, Paolo made sure I had information about how to get to his house easily on public transport. He was there waiting for me for an early check in, which in itself was helpful. I had with me an unwieldy and heavy box - which, I needed to mail. He drove me to the post office, carried the heavy box despite my protests, and helped me at the post office until my box was safely sent. Then back at the apartment, he showed me around - gave me four prepaid metro cards - and most impressively walked me through exquisitely beautiful hand drawn maps of the neighborhood and key sights in old Rome. During the day, he checked in on me to make sure that I was finding my way and enjoying the city. As for the apartment itself, it was beautiful - very stylish and clean. I would return to stay with Paolo in a heartbeat!