This apartment is ideally situated for exploring Rome on foot - we walked everywhere easily. The downside of being in the middle of the action is the night-time noise. If you sleep in the room above the street, the street walls act like an echo chamber and it can be very noisy up till the early hours at the weekend especially. So perhaps this is more suited to younger people who want to be out themselves enjoying Rome's vibrant night-life until 2 in the morning. The apartment is small but functional. The sofa bed is extremely comfortable. I would have liked the shower-head to be fixed to the wall rather than hand-held. There is a new, very silent air-con machine. We loved going through the mysterious, big street-door into the interior courtyard and up the stairs to the apartment. We felt like real Romans for a week! There is a very good Coop shop a few doors down for provisions and some nice bakeries and sandwich shops on the street. Elena was very accommodating as a host even though she was out of town that week, she was still answering messages.