We left Teresa's place with mixed feelings. When we arrived we were thrilled with the apartment, an old historical building with high ceilings, large doors, spacious with traditional furniture and a balcony right in front of Piazza Dante.
The first impressions of Teresa was of a sweet old lady trying hard to communicate with us.
However I have to commit some of our issues. After a first inspection of the room, we found our sheets dirty, meaning they had some hair on several spots. We were not sure if they were changed after the previous guest so we asked Teresa to remove them.
The rest of the linen was clearly timeworn with some old stains that were visible (probably could not be properly removed at the laundry).
This was a little uncomfortable to us as we had read all those reviews about sparkling clean conditions. However the biggest awkwardness was the way Teresa made us feel.
We asked if we could use the kitchen and she said no, then we asked just to make coffee and fill some water and she said ok.
However it was clear that there was an uncomfortable situation because of this. On top of that, the night before we leave, she asked us when we are planning to check out. We responded on 11AM (which is the check out time stated at house rules) and she firmly said that we should leave at 10. We felt that she was in a hurry to get rid of us. As an aftermath, we just skipped the request we were planning to do (leaving the luggage in the apartment and come back later to collect them, as our flight was leaving in the afternoon)
I mean, I want to be fair, maybe these feelings were created to us due to the language barrier and the lack of communication but it was a weird situation. The building, the location and the balcony view are incredible, however I don't think it is suitable for someone who wants to spend more than a couple of days. Teresa should consider placing a small fridge and a kettle in the room in order to keep her kitchen private.