We had extremely high expectations and still they were exceeded. The location is incredibly convenient and a very short walk to Metro, bus and tram stops and a taxi rank. The bonus of your last few minutes of the journey is walking by the Colosseum which never dulls. With such a central location it was also easy to come back for siesta?????? and we drifted into Italian customs of eating late.
The noise mentioned by some people is a significant factor if you have the windows open - noise in Rome is inescapable but the bars below are loud with street chatter. It would much harder to stay here if you insist on sleeping with open windows. The window soundproofing works amazingly well.
Andrea was charming and friendly with great food recommendations including Stefano's restaurant/bar across the road.
The shower has a restrictor head which makes it very difficult to get hot water - we had to trun on a second hot water tap to enable the gas heater. The pressure is also very limited.
We also had high expectations of Rome but until you are there you cannot imagine how overwhelming it is in terms of the density of sights. Our only disappointment was we wanted to go to Gallery Borghese and had not booked far enough in advance.
Whilst late dining makes you want to sleep in, it is really worth rising early to get to major attractions early, especially the Colosseum and climbing the Dome at St Peter's.