Unlike other places you could stay, Michele's place gives you a truly Italian experience while being a workable distance from the tourist attractions.
Your neighbors are living their lives as Italians do--abundant plants, friends conversing, and plenty of laundry drying on the lines hanging in the courtyard that make it look like a 1950s film. In addition, you can walk just down the street to pizzerias, restaurants, pasta-cooking classes, and a supermarket (with plenty of local wine) in your attempt to be a temporary Italian.
While you have all this in your neighborhood, you can also take public transit to all of the tourist destinations, or get some comfortable shoes and walk as I did. The Colosseum, Roman Forum, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Trestavere neighborhood, and even the Vatican could be reached by foot if you don't mind putting on a few miles. The benefit: you get to work off all those calories consumed during your stay, and you get to experience all of the wonderful neighborhoods and Italian life along the way.
My advice: learn 50 Italian words/phrases on an app, map out your plans for your trip, and stay here while you get a feel for daily Roman life, while taking a trek out and about to appreciate Rome's history.
Oh...and Michele--he's wonderful. VERY quick to respond, offers great advice, and is more than happy to help with anything you need.