My husband and I stayed in Alvise's apartment for about a week to tour the sights of Rome. The apartment is well located for doing this. There is a taxi stand next to Santa Maria Maggiore which is a 3 minute walk and it's about 10 minute walk to the train station. It's a 12 minute walk to the Colosseum. The apartment is located on a busy street and the street noise can be heard from the living room but much quieter in the bedrooms. The apartment is quite spacious and very comfortable. It is an older building, very quaint and charming, but older plumbing hence water pressure is typical of European dwellings. One tip to other guests, give the Santa Maria Maggiore as the destination for taxi drivers - they seemed to have some difficulty in locating the apartment exactly on Via Merulana but no problem in locating the church - so you would save a little on the taxi fees. Also, don't overlook visiting the church; it's quite historic and remarkable. I recommend this apartment as a terrific place to stay while visiting Rome. We also did a day trip to Florence and it was very easy to connect via the train station. Thank you Alvise.