Although in a great location, cool book selection and our host Simone was so pleasant, the place could use an update. There were scratches, dirt and marks on the walls. Some of the floor tiles were lifted (so watch your step), paint peeling in bathroom and the place needed a clean. The stairs need to be tightened as they wobbled as you climb to the loft upstairs. Note that this is based on my personal comfort level. So if you’re looking for a regular spot to rest your head this place will do, but if like us, you want some place nicer to come “home” to at the end of your Rome outings, in retrospect, I would have looked for somewhere else had I known.