The place was very spacious and worked well as we were two separate families with children staying in the house. It was extremely close to the metro and that is primarily how we got around the entire time in Rome. The metro is easy to navigate, don't let it intimidate you. Paola was quick to answer any questions I had while we were staying in her place. If you aren't used to living in apartments, well they can be noisy, but this apartment was fairly quiet. We were probably noisier than the other occupied apartments.