The Hotel VMaison is definitely a diamond in the "rough" - the area around it is not super, but the bnb is fantastic. It's about 1 mile from the city center, an easy walk that I did multiple times, so don't not stay there because of the location. The front desk was very helpful, spoke English well and was able to give me a recommendation for restaurants and some maps to help me out. The breakfast is also really good, although you might want to brush up on your Italian for it as the staff do not speak English. Do note that during August the roof top terrace/bar is closed in the evening, but you can still go up there and sit and enjoy the environment. The decoration is fantastic, the rooms are terrific, very clean and well appointed. They have a shop close by where they sell different items that they use to decorate the hotel. It's really stunning. The parking was easy, I left my car out front of the hotel the whole time I was there with no problems. Also, there was free wifi service that worked through the hotel (I spent some evenings doing work on the roof top!).