This had a great location as it was close to all the main sites. Cristana gave us helpful tips of stores, restaurants, and even where the post office was to mail back gifts!!! Very small, as I was there with a friend and it gave no personal space, but the location of it made it completely worth it!!! She was great at responding to questions and even helped with sending us links for places! Extremely helpful when you technology fails! You won't meet Maria Chiara, you'll meet the landlord Cristana and she speaks english and was very hospitable. As a fair warning: there is no elevator, so be ready to haul your luggage up two flights of stairs!!!