First the good things:
- The flat is in an excellent location
- The terrace is nice for morning sun
- Fairly close to a big carpark if you are driving and want to park your car there
Now the bad things:
- Before I booked the apartment I asked whether early check in (12:30/45) was possible to which I received a response saying yes it was. I therefore booked on that basis. Despite advising the hosts that we needed to be in the flat by 1pm absolute latest as we had Zoom calls (we were working remotely) and messaging them several times with our details and arrival time (which they acknowledged in a reply but then did not reply to any of my messages after that when I was asking for their confirmation that it was OK), I only received a message at 12:20 when on the road to the flat asking me what time I would be checking in. We did not get into the flat until 13:30 and were late for our meetings. When I asked the host Alessandro why they had stopped replying to my messages and had not made provisions for an earlier check in the response was "Sorry it is high season and we have seen late your message" which was simply a lie as they took my mobile number from the same message stating when my arrival time was.
- Top floor with no elevator! I would not recommend this flat if you have a lot of luggage (which we did) as it is on the top floor and there is no elevator. It's an arduous walk up many steps.
- Host does not offer anything whatsoever, no bottled water, no kitchen paper, Nespresso machine with no Nespresso. I know it is not mandatory but these small gestures go a long way. It did not feel like a "home away from home".
- Flat not suitable for tall people as you are in the roof space and the ceiling is slanted. I kept banging my head on the rafters and showering was very uncomfortable.
All in all I would not recommend this place to stay for the price they charge (in September at least).