Michele's apartment was very clean and really nicely decorated, you feel at ease in it. The AC is also working well, which comes in handy in the hot Neapolitan summer days! It is slightly far from the city centre (20-30 mins walk) and sometimes it was a bit difficult to find a supermarket near-by.
My main issue was with Michele's attitude, which felt very greedy and against Airbnb's hosting spirit. This was due to the fact that I requested to add a guest after making the reservation, which Michele agreed to let use the couch. There was a slight misunderstanding when it came to the number of nights the additional guest was going to stay so he sent the wrong amount as an additional payment request, which I had to refuse in order to correct the amount. Because of this, and my first time dealing with additional payment requests in Airbnb, the payment was made slightly late, but well in time before the check in due date. However, Michele tried to bully me into not bringing the 3rd guest, without suggesting a refund. When I resisted, he tried to make check-in one day later, also without suggesting a reimbursement. All this while threatening that the security guard (who is in charge of giving the hosts the keys and letting you in) would stop us in case I tried to ''sneak in'' the 3rd guest. He also did not provide bedsheets to use the sofa nor towels for the 3rd guest, I had to bring my own when this is a service I fully paid for (and quite a lot at it, for just a sofa)!!! Also although the check-in time is mentioned to be at 12, we could not use that service. Although the 3rd guest arrived at 12, she had to wait until 20h to check in with us as Michele didn't agree to let her check in at the time mentioned in the ad just because I had originally agree 20h with him when we were still only 2 guests... It actually wouldn't have cost him anything as the keys were provided by security, which is at the door 24/7 so it's not like he had to change his plans at the last minute for us (which I would have understood had that been the case). All in all it went well in the end and we got in, I think only because I complained to Airbnb helpdesk and once they intervened Michele's behaviour slightly changed. I was stressed on my travel day that I wouldn't be let in and would have to find something else at the last minute (although I fully paid and he confirmed receipt of the money) due to Michele's unfriendly and threatening communication style (literally sending me a picture of the apartment and telling me ''if you respect the rules then you will have a good stay'' as if I had never used Airbnb before!). It almost felt like he was trying to bully me to cancel at the last minute so he could get the full payment without me using the apartment, but that's just my speculation. I hope he changes his communication style because the apartment is actually nice and with a beautiful view on the sea and the Vesuvius.