You must not only consider your budget when traveling but also be realistic about your expectations and exactly what you need a hotel room for. If you are traveling for hotel experience and pampering - this is NOT your hotel.
However, if you are a single traveler, couple or a group of friends - who are mainly in your room for sleeping and while there you expect it to be clean, safe and comfortable as well as reasonable. This is one of the best solutions I've found in the over 25 years I've been visiting Rome.
Safe and elegant neighborhood: You are not in a tourist trap. The building itself is Italian residential with its neighborhood shops, restaurants and business establishments. Just off Via Veneto - this is your dolce vita for a fraction of the cost. The bus drops you off or picks you up within a block or two from the residence.
I could not recommend this B&B highly enough for its unpretentious, solid service. You have to wait for a response? Yes, sometimes you do - get used to it, you are coming to Italy - there is no hurry here. :) If you really need a response - use Skype and let Paolo know you really, really need to know soon.
I get tired of reading reviews from whining people who are simply not happy even at home - they should not be traveling. If you are traveling, you have a sense of adventure - Enjoy! The money you save here you can spend on gelatto.
