You can't beat the location! You can walk almost anywhere from her place. Hanging out on the deck was a lot of fun before or after walking around Rome. The street is definitely very noisy in addition to the school noise across the street, but once you close the doors you hear very little so we slept well (we are from a city so a little noise was tolerable). There are a lot of restaurants (and markets) nearby to get food. The "Farmers" market at Campo de fiori is a great bonus to get some snacks to eat on the deck!