We had a great experience at Mario's place in Bergamo. If anything it is even nicer than shown in the photos - simply furnished, but very light and bright and had everything we needed. Even a very nice little balcony with a 3rd-floor view over the neighborhood, nice for sitting and sipping coffee on a sunny afternoon. The neighborhood is nice and within good walking distance of both the upper and lower towns, as well as a grocery store and other shops. Mario himself was very friendly, met us promptly and showed us how to use everything. He even helped us to make an early morning taxi reservation to the airport for our very early flight, which was a huge help. Overall a great place and a great host - we highly recommend it, and would stay there again.