The charming apartment is more spacious than expected and offers a big terrace framed by greenery - unfortunately that terrace can hardly be used in the afternoons (unmitigated sunshine), as it lacks a sunshade. The apartment is ideally located inmidst the historical centre. All sights can be reached on foot. The communication with Mario was quick and reliable. On our departure day he drove us to the airport for a fee of 30 Euro.
The apartment however, has a drawback. It is situated above a little square surrounded by well-visited snackbars and bars, and is thus quite noisy at night. At the weekend (three nights in a row) it served as an assembly place for hundreds of binge-drinking youngsters, shouting, screaming, laughing, singing and smashing bottles with a crescendo between 2 and 4 a.m. Finally the bottles were collected and each single one was thrown into one of the numerous glass-containers, which then between 5 and 6 a.m. were emptied, both with a deafening noise.Afterwards the muncipal garbage collectors tried to clean the place littered by waste with very noisy machines. This - also on Sunday - continued until 9 a.m. In other words, some of the five nights we couldn't sleep at all - even with earplugs. We do not know whether this was a specific event (e.g. end of semester holidays for students?) or a weekly phenomenon. The bedrooms with their low ceilings and small window hatches at floor level - which had to be kept closed due to the noise - are airless and warm, as the ventilators, even at highest mode, were hardly efficient.
Summary: The apartment is phantastic, apart from a few flaws and bad sleeping quality. Maurizio is a friendly host.