This was a nice place to stay for my family (including a 6 and 9 year old) during our four night stay in Rome.
The place is old but well-maintained. I would rate the facilities themselves equivalent to a three-star hotel, and it was comfortable for our stay.
The location is great. There are some awesome restaurants nearby (Saltimbocca Sam Lorenzo is truly exceptional), and so easy to just dine in the neighborhood when necessary. Transit to/from here is also pretty convenient with a bus stop a few minutes away, and the metro about a 15 minute walk (with a small child in tow). But we sometimes just walked to our destination, enjoying the sights on the way.
Being in proximity to Termini station (which I’ve heard is sketchy) and seeing all the graffiti around, I was a bit worried about the neighbourhood. But after staying there for several nights, I would rate this area as quite safe (and I am pretty paranoid). There are local businesses nearby (including a yoga studio!) and I never felt any cause for concern.
Walking to Termini with our luggage to catch our train to Napoli was also super easy and convenient. You can walk to the nearby side entrance in order to access the trains ( don’t have to go all the way to the front ) and we did this without issue on an early morning departure.
The owner is great. I’ve never had a host that proactive in communications before. And when there arose an issue with the arrival transportation she booked for us, she addressed it very quickly and to our full satisfaction. I think she is the best host I’ve ever dealt with, and would be very happy to make arrangements with her again in the future.
The internet was our only major issue during our stay. It was slow (10 MB/s) and at times, didn’t work at all. The router itself looks extremely old. I hope that the host makes an investment to upgrade this - that said, it might be limited as even on my cell phone, the signal wasn’t terribly strong. Still, it will be sufficient for light web browsing, and my sons were able to watch Netflix the morning that they tried to do so.
Anyways, we had a good stay, and thanks to the host for all her help!