First of all, I am surprised at all of the rave reviews about this airbnb considering the condition of the place. Let me start out by talking about the incessant messages even before our trip began. Sending messages and selfies that have no purpose bothered me from the beginning. However, because of the reviews, I did not cancel this trip.
When we got to the place, Salvatore explained the geography of Naples and how to get to different places. We did appreciated that.
The place itself has a very damp smell that you cannot get used to. My friend and I had a constant headache due to the damp smell. And it seems like he tried to cover the smell with air freshner which makes the air quality even worse. Sitting in the apartment just made us feel gross which is why we cut the trip short in Naples.
Furthermore, we had no service in the building and the wifi was spotty. And let me get into the highlight of all this. All of a sudden, someone starts ringing the doorbell. And of course, we are not going to answer the doorbell in someone else’s apartment in a foreign country. And this woman who I presume to be Nunzia just opens the door with her key and tells us to turn down the AC because the sound is bothering her. And I get a message from Salvatore saying, “Please turn down the AC during night time as electricity is costly and the sound bothers me at night.”
There are many things wrong in this situation. One, the fact that she had the nerve to just open the place and intrude our privacy. Two, when she came in, it was around late morning, NOT during the night. Three, why have an air conditioner/heater, when we cannot even use it.
Another thing about this place is that, there is a a water heater that has a large hole around it on the ceiling above the toilet. So when you use it, it feels like something might fall out of the hole on to you.
And of course, Salvatore messaged us incessantly during our trip. He also proceeded to send about 30 selfies that have no purpose.
I did not want to write such a review but I just want other fellow travellers to know what kind of place they would be walking into. I know Salvatore will reply to this review with nonsense English but I just want to warn.