The house is situated in a calm and beautiful area, we found very pleasant to walk around from the house to downtown. From the house à 5 min walk allow to go to the bus stop. The transport lead to the center in 10 minutes. The price ticket seems quite expensive because your bus or metro ticket is for one ride only and the pass give no serious reduction. Anyway there is the bus called 'circulator' which allow free rides in down town and for some places in the city center. On these grounds (we were 5) we prefered to walk from the house to the city center (about 30 minutes). Concerning markets for food, it is better to go in a pharmacy in center city. The house and the neighborhood are calm and peaceful in which you can rest safely. I recommend the house which is good for 5 people and from our point of view would be perfect for 4.