Coming to Rome takes quite a bit of time. And you end up losing a day. But definitely well worth it.
Our hotel was pretty close to the metro station. Which was quite large. Not only was it the main hub for metro traveling it also had quite a bit of shops, eateries, etc.
The one thing we noticed was it was a lot dirtier in non touristy areas than the touristy ones.
On our first night there we walked the area around us. We decided on a small restaurant off the beaten path thinking it was more local. The food was just okay and to our amazement they charged a 20% tax! We didn’t see it on the menu but we didn’t look for it either as we were not aware of it. Even though the food looked good it was just okay, except for the pizza.
After the disappointing meal we walked around a little more before heading back to the hotel.