I want to start by saying that Francesco's art and loft are both very beautiful. The pictures in the listing accurately reflect the apartment. But a series of events, completely out of Francesco's control caused me and my group to have a bad experience. So I want to share to make sure you avoid having a similar experience.
When you arrive, make sure you have your driver drop you off at the TOP of the hill. Ours dropped us off at the bottom and we had to drag our bags about 8 blocks up a very steep hill. There were 5 of us on a 2 week tour of Europe so our bags were pretty heavy. When we finally arrived Gaetono (who checked us in on behalf of Francesco) informed us that the loft was on the 4th floor. So we caught our breath and headed upstairs. For these reasons, I wouldn't recommend this place if u have heavy luggage.
We went in and got settled then went out and walked around a bit. There were 4 women and 1 man in our group and none of us felt comfortable. It's just not the type of area I'd want to be in while on vacation. We definitely didn't want to be out late at night. So we just grabbed some food and a few snacks and headed back in.
We stayed up pretty late laughing and talking (as you do on a group trip). So when the Jack hammering started at 8am, we were done. We grabbed our things and left but had to forfeit our payment due to his strict cancellation policy.
For this reason I recommend that you make sure that the construction is over before you book this listing. At least if you plan on sleeping in.
The shower also kept overflowing so we had to use one of our 5 towels to catch the water that leaked from the shower. When I asked for another one I didn't get a response until we had already checked out the next day.