Staying with Roberta felt like staying with an old friend. She is so open and giving, and she made us completely welcome in her home. The room is small but perfectly set up to stay in, with its own little bathroom and plenty of shelf space and even lots of books to read--though they are of course all in Italian. During our stay, Roberta went way beyond what we expected from a host! She fed us a couple dinners as well as providing cereal and cookies for breakfast, gave me cough medication when I got sick, let us use her laundry machine, and even drove us to a cool eco market in Testaccio. Also, we fell in love with her dog, Nina, a very sweet and dainty miniature greyhound. The only surprise was that Roberta does smoke occasionally-- though it never bothered us, and we couldn't smell it at all in the room. The room is also conveniently located across the street from a Metro (subway) stop on a busy shopping street,, and a couple blocks from a supermarket.