Great location and felt like we were in a safe part of town. But there were a few cons: 1. Rather noisy in the morning and at night. 2. Limited hot water (expect no more than 10 minutes in the shower). 3. Towels smelt like cigaret smoke (but everyone smokes in Italy so this is hard to avoid - to the hosts credit she did provide new towels when told about the issue. But these towels still smelled of smoke). 4. Some dishes were obviously not cleaned well. Pros: bed was comfy. Heater worked well. And again, location was great!