Bright and cheery. But two things, they could have mentioned that there is work being done to the exterior of the building therefore scaffolding in front of the windows, we could not open the shutters so the apt stayed dark- Second, although I do love babies, we woke up both days to a screaming baby very very early in the morning. The apt could use a few little touch ups but overall was very comfortable and in a cute, practical location- plenty of shops and restaurants and a close walk to the Tiber River/piazza del Popolo.