Manola's place is very conveniently located in central Rome near Barberini. Her apartment is literally a 5 minute walk from the metro which worked out great for us. There are several very nice restaurants in the vicinity and both the Trevi and Spanish steps are within walking distance of the apartment. She had an air conditioner inside the apartment that allowed us to close the windows at night and we could not hear any street noise at all. She had two big drying racks that allowed us to dry our clothes inside the apartment and by the time we got back in the evening the clothes were bone dry. But make sure that you wash at nights because most machines take three hours to wash and most apartments do not have dryers.