Creativity and Magic are appropriate titles! Matteo and Georgia have built a beautiful, creative space. Their apartment is comfortable and interesting and the location is walking distance to the old city, attractions, restaurants, bars, pasticceria (Pegaso!) and a record store where you can add to their collection of LPs, which you'll want to do because they are such giving hosts you'll want to give a little something back. They had bruschetta and wine and bread and treats waiting for us. They leant us their bikes and grocery card (which we forgot to give back--mi dispace, Matteo!). He also gave us a bottle of wine as we left, which we enjoyed immensely in Rome (grazie, Matteo!)

Because Matteo is such a great guy to be around, we hired him to take us around the Tuscany countryside and he showed us an amazing day! Wow! We really had a fantastic time with him, a delicious, affordable lunch and lots of laughs. The day ended at hot springs along a river.

The traffic noise is pretty intense as it's on a rotary, but I wore earplugs and slept great in the loft, which is very comfortable. Everything felt like it was really thought out and nothing was sacrificed in making this place the best it can be. Arrivederci!