Stefania welcomed us wholeheartedly into her place, and showed us around enthusiastically. She also showed us a bunch of local recommendations, which was really nice! Her hospitality is great.
However, the place didn't quite raise to our expectations. Let's just say that it's a wonderful little studio, if someone (like a local) were to live there. It has a lot of quirks and every corner is filled with thrifts and arts. But because the place was filled up with random stuff, it was quite difficult for us, as guests, to find everything we needed. She also used some parts of the studio as a storage place, which didn't bother us that much, but it's still a bit strange for an airbnb.
Her place was overall pretty clean, only thing to point out is that some dishes stored next to the kitchen (plates,pans) were still dirty. That was a bit disappointing.
She also forgot to bring us trash cans, which we asked for the first evening. She told us she'd bring them, but never did. Also, when we arrived, there was no hot water. We contacted her the next day and fortunately she got it fixed pretty soon, so that was nice!
We were disappointed to find out there was no toilet seat on the toilet, so it was a bit uncomfortable to sit on. Plus, the insect screen wasn't working that well and let in lots of mosquitoes.
Lastly, we thought it was strange that there's no mention of dogs on the listing. Stefania has 3 cute dogs, which we have no problems with. But i can imagine someone being allergic or afraid of dogs not liking this important detail being left out. Yes, you can indeed find out about them in the comment section, but i think this should be mentioned on the listing as well.
So overall, it's definitely an authentic and cute place. And we understand why it can be appealing to some other people. But it hadn't entirely raised up to our expectations of a great airbnb yet, as we pointed out quite some for improvement.