Portafortuna Guesthouse is the perfect example of what Romans call an "affittacamere," or guesthouse, offering low-cost rooms right at the city's pulsating core. A short walk from both Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica and Rome's main Termini Station, it shares a floor of a stately nineteenth-century building-a common arrangement in modern Rome where the outside appears to be simply another residential apartment block but inside contains guestrooms. This place markets toward pragmatic travelers-backpackers, young couples or anyone on a strict budget-who place more importance on having clean facilities close to everything than wasting extra cash for luxuries such as lobbies with room service or even elevators. It offers some no-nonsense functional accommodation from which to explore all that is eternal about this city while sitting well within walking distance both of the Colosseum and subway network yet paying quite significantly less than any hotel around.