Our host, Elisebetta, met us promptly at arrival, and was very attentive with information and needs about our room, the local area, and the building in which we stayed. We made good morning coffee at the little counter just outside the room door. The building manager, Jessie, was also very helpful with information for first-time visitors to Rome. This lodging location is excellent due its proximity to the Vatican (walking distance), to buses, lots of restaurants and bars, shops, piazzas, local notable churches, and museums, and all the local color we came to expect, etc. all within short walking distances. The bus can be taken to go see other sites across the Tiber River. The room is secure, definitely historical and colorful, and has a great view of the street below and the Villa Faresina site across the street. The noise of the street adds to the charm of being in Rome. The loft bedroom is cozy, we found we needed to be careful using the loft stairs due to their smallness and steepness. We enjoyed our weeks' stay here and experienced Rome enthusiastically.