I've pretty much read this whole thread and still don't have a firm grasp on where I'd like to stay, so, advice please.

My wife and I are traveling to Italy in early November, mainly to do a walking tour of Puglia. We have one really short, jet-lagged day in Rome on the front end and 2 days on the back end.

On arrival day, we'll get into town about 4pm after a long overnight flight, and we have a train at 8am the next morning. So, despite the "Don't stay near the train station" advice, I'm thinking it makes sense to stay near the station since all we'll want to do is get cleaned up, grab and early dinner and go to bed, then get up early to take the train. So, any advice on where we could stumble out of the train station and into bed, then hop back on the train the next morning. Budget probably <= 200 euros. Quiet room would be nice.

On return, after the walking trip, I probably want to spend more time around the Colosseum, Forum, Palatine Hill then up by the Pantheon, so I'm thinking Monti neighborhood. I like the concept of being more in a neighborhood than a tourist center, with local restaurants and such. Budget about the same, maybe stretch to 250 for a really nice place, again quiet room off the main streets. I do want to see the Pantheon but walking is not a problem. We've did the Vatican, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain on a prior trip.

So, any and all advice appreciated.