If you want a quiet place to come back to after long days visiting Il Duomo, the Uffizi Gallery, and other Florentine sites, this would suit you well! It's indeed a small room, and it seems commonplace. However, that's sort of the point with this locale, and you get a small glimpse into what it's like to live in Florence.
Mauro was a welcoming host who offered great answers to questions I had about Florence, but I didn't see him after he checked me in.