My wife and I found the location by St. John Lateren an excellent alternative to crazy-crowded central Rome. An array of restaurants made dining fun -- keep away from the pizza joint across from St. J, however. The taxi stand in front of St. J was most helpful, though we found we could walk without distress to the Collesum and Foruma. The building was Old World quiet, but walking through the courtyard to the entrance could be enchanting. An opera sining practiced. A violinist practiced. A pianist practiced. There is a music school a block away. Too many dogs -- children of the night; their howling like song -- and the motorcylists have a special place in hell waiting for them.. Lots of places to walk; the Auerellian wall is nearby, and old churches. Check out the subway stop, which has a newly-installed Archo-Station exhibit of Imperial Roman farm works discovered during construction. We sure don't have have that back home. We'd recommend this place to anyone content with a clean, though modest apatment.