Im a solo female traveler and I wanted a safe place to stay while in Rome. Mattia's place was great & I felt safe. The apartment is located in a hip, energetic neighborhood separated from the huge tourist mobs. Vatican City is about a 20 min walk along the river. The apartment itself is very rustic but could use a little sprucing up--not a huge deal though. There's a balcony with fantastic views too which is hard to beat. However my biggest complaint is that at night it was SO loud. The walls are like paper. Of course I know that's not Mattia's fault but if you are the type of person who wants to be in bed by 10:00 instead of out at 2:30am I would reconsider, or maybe invest in a pair of noise cancelling headphones.