The only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is because of the street noise. Yes, the 4 flights of stairs was trying but we became more used to it each day - but take those things away and it was a wonderful stay and you couldn't have a more gracious host than Paolo. He constantly went out of his way to assure our stay was enjoyable. We were surprised at the additional $40 for utilities. I thought the rental rate was all inclusive so this did come as a surprise. But, again, we enjoyed the apartment and ended up cooking two meals in because of the wonderful markets.
One thing I found was that there weren't any washclothes and I couldn't even find one at the dollar store so ended up buying a microsoft little towel. So, pack your own.