Elisabetta was a very friendly and helpful host, providing us with maps and some recommendations on places to eat. The room was actually in her son's apartment, (Elisabetta stayed one floor down), who kept to himself; we practically had the entire apartment to ourselves.
The location is pretty good, it's within 10-15 mins walk from the central train station, and though central, it's in a fairly quiet area with mostly locals only. There are also a couple of cheap shops selling leather goods such as sandals and bags in the vicinity, which look to be of good quality.
Only gripe is the presence of a few mosquitoes, but I understand that's rather common in Italy. (We also didn't notice a mosquito repellent device thing until we were leaving, which was our fault).
Wouldn't mind staying here again!