If you are a seasoned traveler you will love this place. It is a real neighborhood and the owner of this place can give you amazing recommendations for both the center and local places (maybe one of best gelatarias I’ve ever been to is down the road). The walk to the Colloseo is not bad, there is a pretty park with a playground on way, and seriously you should go to the Terme Caracalla(sp?): it is an amazing, beautiful place whether you a history buff or not! Also by the closest metro San Giovanni there is a fast food place selling all different flavors of arancini—for a vegetarian who has family in Sicily, this was heavenly! We were lucky in that there was a little street festival going on while we were there, lots of local pride on display, super cute. And don’t be scared of the metro: i usually am because I used to live in London and it is daunting and $$— but here it cost 1.50 and the machines are in English too.