We had a great time in the appartment. It has lots of atmosphere, you can feel the history of the old palace. The ceilings are high, the antique furniture is richly decorated and there is art on the walls everywhere. The terrace is huge and has sun all day.

Franceso's mother, Paola, lives in the palace (Francesco was staying in New York) and welcomed us very kindly with drinks and local pastries. She showed us the beautiful ballroom and provided us with useful tips and information about what to see.

The palace is in a lively neighbourhood with many markets and small shops. Beneath the appartment is a very popular pizzeria, every night a line of people is waiting outside. However, we decided to eat on the terrace instead of waiting in line. It's a perfect place to enjoy a meal outside.

We had one issue though: we'd booked a long weekend for two persons and asked Francesco (a few weeks in advance) if my sister could come with us. I called him on the phone because there were few plane tickets left so we needed to know whether this was approved of or not. Francesco told us there was no problem.

Then - after the booking was officially changed ánd approved by Airbnb - Francesco sent us a message saying 'Suggestion; you could leave 100 euro for the maid for the extra person'.
We were a bit annoyed by this because Francesco did not mention any extra costs before nor did the Airbnb site. Furthermore we could have booked the appartment directly for three (or even four!) persons without extra costs.

During our stay in the appartment Francesco sent another message: 'I remind you to leave the extra 100 Euro'. Apparently it was no longer a suggestion. We decided to ignore this, but it gave us a somewhat bad feeling about the booking, which is a shame since the appartment is very nice and Paola truly is a nice person.