The location is wonderful. There is abundant restaurants nearby and it is an easy walk to the Colosseum. Very quick walk to Termini. It was also pretty quiet. The description of the place tells you there are stairs, and there are several flights of them. It was a bit hard to take my bag up to the place, but just going up and down without a bag was fine. Anybody with mobility issues or heavy packers needs to think twice about this place.
I have stayed many times in Rome at hotels. The rooms in the $100 price range are quite small and often smelly. This place is neither of those things and costs less. So, while it is not "amazing looking", it is an great deal for the price and the host is really nice.