I will try to be fair and explain in a very detailed way, I have booked the room Antonio offers on Airbnb, mostly due the fact, people were writing good reviews and, that he lives with his family, since I was traveling with my 3y.o. Child, but it was the biggest mistake.
I would like to list the pros and contras:
Pros:
he’s very communicative
He lives with his parents (I guess)
He was offering e.g. to pick me up from airport (for 20€)
He is offering breakfast(not for me)
The room was clean
Contras:
It’s not child friendly
It’s extremely hot and not Ventilator or sth else is provided
You have a balcony, which is direct placed at the principal street, it can be extremely loud and it has a bad smell coming from outside.
The room is connected to the main bathroom, so you can hear them any time going to toilet, mostly at night.
There is a kitchen listet and they have for sure a kitchen, but you are not allowed to use it.
You cannot use any other room, apart of the room you rented.
The place is quite far from the city center (about 1 hr or more by bus)
Around were not shops or Supermarkets
There were no restaurants or places for recreation
The neighborhood looks safe, but very dirty and quite poor.
No coffee machine to use for you.
No hot tea to make yourself, I didn’t see any.
You need to go directly to your room.
He was walking behind us, until we got in the room, so he turned off the light.
All what is listed as a kitchen isn’t there, at least not for your use, you cannot use or enter the kitchen.
After listing all pro and contras, I have to say, that I left the place after the first night, it was extremely hot, loud and smelly, my daughter couldn’t sleep the whole night and for sure me too. I have to say, that he informed me in advance, there is no ventilation or a/c, but didn’t say that the balcony is located to the Main Street or that it can be smelly.
He also told me, that I rent just a room, which was 100% clear, but never explained, that I am not allowed to use any other room (sharing room), when I asked about the kitchen, since with a 3 y.o., you cannot eat all the time outside, he informed me, that I’m not allowed, but that he can cook for her for 10€ day, for sure I needed to buy the food in advance. So, I guess, he was trying to make extra money by any meaning.
If you are use to the heat and don’t care about sleeping next to a Main Street, bad smell and mosquitos, that can be the perfect place for you, but for the price, you can find better places and near the city center, additionally, you are not getting any key for the apartment, just for your room, it means, you need to call the door and wait for him to open the door.
He can be a nice guy and the parents friendly and nice, but honestly speaking, this kind of things need to be say in advance, you know what you’re booking, I made the mistake to believe the good reviews, so I hope in this way to help someone to don’t do the same and, on the same time to Antonio to think about improving what he provides, people are coming to do holiday and want to have comfort and to relax.