After reading several great reviews I was surprised to find the Blue room at Paolo's not as wonderful as people had suggested. A friend and I stayed for 2 nights and found the apartment to be a bit dirty, there were huge clumps of dust under the bed which suggested the room hadn't been swept or mopped in a while (despite there being a cleaning fee on every booking) and the shower was in need of a good scrub. Also, I thought it was quite unhygienic that there was a duvet on the bed with no duvet cover, just a sheet below it with the duvet on top, but it was yellow in places and has probably been shared by many many people. Overall, the apartment is a bit worn and has obviously been quite well used, but maybe we were expecting too much for the low price. The location is quite good, it's about a 7 minute walk from the entrance to the Vatican museums, which came in handy when I wanted to go on the 7am tour, but it is at the top of a hill so beware you'll have to climb back up it on the way home (it's not that bad). Because the three rooms are all crammed into a small shared apartment (really you just have a room and bathroom) it does not feel very private, paticularly as we were woken up by the other guests coming home drunk at 3am - but admittedly this could happen anywhere. We presume we met Paolo, as we were leaving and trying to put the key back into the self check in lock box, because a man pulled up on a motorbike and said he would take it for us but he didnt smile, introduce himself, or ask how our stay had been, he just walked inside, which was a little awkward. We also messaged Paolo on the first day of our stay to ask if we could leave our luggage in the apartment on the day of our check out as we had a late flight but he never responded so we had to pay for storgae elsewhere. Overall, if you are on a budget, maybe this place is nicer than a hostel, but I would not say it is clean, neither would I say the host is welcoming.