My family of 4 stayed at Joseph's place and it was convenient to all we wanted to do in Rome. Communication was great. We were cold when we first got there (as per the description) but heat kicked on at 5:15pm and the place heated up when it was on. We went over Christmas and several of the nights it was quite noisy until about 1am - seemed like there might have been restaurant noise from below in the courtyard to where master bedroom faces. This is a no-frills place with limited supplies (we needed to buy TP, paper towels and trash bags) but we all had comfortable beds and place to hang out as a family. Plenty of restaurants to choose from right out the front door! Fun place!