We stayed at Fransescos apartment for a couple of days. It is as per the photos, very nice inside, with the exception of the bathroom, where the drain is not working well, so you have to turn the shower on and off to allow it to drain and not flood the bathroom which was unpleasant, but I am sure this can be fixed. Also the kitchen was missing some basics like can opener, bottle opener, and only one toilet roll. There are shops at the bottom of the hill, that are well priced, each shop seems to specialize in a particular area ie crisps and snacks in one but shampoo and such in another. NOTE there are a lot of stairs to get to this apartment with no lift, so if you have a lot of bags this may be a problem. Similarly the apartment is at the top of a steep hill, totally walkable but worth a mention for those that don't want too arduous a walk home, AND make sure your taxi drops you at the top of the hill! The Toledo station is close but I'd advise a taxi if you have bags. The Spanish Quarter area is noted to be rough but we found people friendly enough and Fransescoes apartment feels very safe. We didn't go out at night so can't comment on how safe the area feels at night, but was fine in the day time for us three girls.