Alessandro met us when we got there. He's very friendly, informative and was very responsive to when we had questions. The apartment is literally blocks from the Vatican so you will have touristy pedestrian traffic with busy roadways below. Bus service is right there and easy to use to get around. We took Bus #492 to go see the Pantheon, Spanish Steps, and the Fountain of Trevi. Plenty of restaurants (Piacere Molise was great and reasonably priced and a block away), supermarkets and souvenir shops. The windows do a very good job at keeping most of the noise out. But this is city living and if you want a true Rome living experience, this is the place to do it. I'm sure there are plenty of good places in Rome to rent but you can't go wrong here. I was here with my 17 & 20 year old and there was plenty of room, probably fit another 2-3 people. I will definitely recommend this place to my friends and look forward to returning some day. Salute!!