Simone was an excellent host. True to the picture on the website, I arrived to find a bowl of fresh fruit and a bottle of red wine on the table. He answered my few questions about local sites and places to shop, and was prompt on email the couple of times I sent him questions during my stay. The apartment was pefect, with a lovely view of neighboring roofs from the sitting room. It was as quiet as one could expect from being in an Italian city in the Spring, and I actually enjoyed the weekend evening sounds from the plaza outside and three stories below. The windows provided a lovely cross breeze that aired out the apartment in the evenings, and the thick walls and windows kept in the chill on the couple of days the temperature reached 29 C (85 F).