Marco’s Place is the IDEAL location for a trip to Rome. We were easily within walking distance to everything we wanted to see. We didn’t use public transportation once. Plus the neighborhood is lively and beautiful. If you are bothered by street noise however this isn’t probably the place for you on a weekend. Though for us it didn’t impact us at all. Marco spoke English and was great at responding to messages. The few cons were: the dust, on our nightstands there was so much dust that when I picked up my phone in the morning it was covered in white dust and you could see where I’d set it down on the table. The outlets were covered in dust and kind of icky. Also we bought coffee for mornings and discovered the coffee maker didn’t work and the moka maker was dirty enough, after spending a while trying to clean it we gave up. Though there is a coffee shop just around the corner for your caffeine needs. The apartment is a great value for what you pay and extraordinary location, just don’t expect it to be sparkling clean. Though I’d start there again for another trip to Rome.