It's difficult to praise this place more highly. The location is perfect --twelve minute walk from the station, taxi stand just up the street (in the other direction), nearby mini-market for last minute things, many "caffetteria" /bars nearby, and most of the major sights and museums (and great restaurants!) within easy walking distance. The apartment is well equipped (no microwave but the table top range is so efficient you don't need one). Bed is very comfortable. Although you will be on a busy street, with the windows and blinds shut, we could hear no street noise -- very quiet. (Might be different in the summer). And Raffaella and Marcello were such gracious hosts -- helping us get both checked in and checked out, making restaurant and taxi reservations for us, helping us out when we found the European washer/drier confusing (suggest you program from the start the machine to do both washing and drying; mistake we made was to try to dry separately -- finally figured out what to do with Raffealla's help, but Steve Jobs obviously did not design the control panel). In all, perfect place to discover this fascinating city.