Paola's place was spacious, clean and well equipped with very comfortable beds. It's close to shops and an outdoor market. The apartment was a bit far from the center of town for walking, but convenient for buses. Paola helped orient us to Rome and gave good suggestions for how to get around. The neighborhood is interesting. As a foreigner, I'm not sure my judgement is sound, so take what I write here with a grain of salt, but I'm not confident I would be as comfortable with the location if I were a woman alone as I was with my husband. The neighborhood is fulll of grafitti and it seems more single men than families are out on the streets.