Loved Giovanni's place! He was communicative from the start and very responsive until even after our check-out. Alessandro checked us in and was very punctual, welcoming, helpful and friendly. Giovanni put together a very helpful guide that included some great restaurants that we visited.
The apartment is extremely centrally located. It was so easy to walk everywhere, and the primary piazza is at the end of the block, as is shopping (Zara, etc), restaurants, etc. It's a nice, 15-20 min walk to the train station, much of it under porticos. We really felt fortunate to have such a good location.
However, we do suggest you bring ear plugs, because restaurants close late and there are evening revellers and end-of-night bottles tossed into the recycling bins (you'll have to get used to that everywhere)! Having said that, we'd still stay at Giovanni's again.
As others have noted, no elevator, so ensure you can carry your bags up--I counted some 124 steps (not stairs). There is a button to click to turn on stair lights near base of stairs, and alternately, at top of staircase by apartment. It was heart healthy exercise at least twice a day. And because it was such a convenient apartment, we'd sometimes go home before dinner to drop off purchases or to just put up our feet!
Bedroom was large and only one (out of 5 Airbnbs we stayed in in Italy) that had blackout curtains. Every other place either had sheers or no curtains. So bring an eye mask for sleeping. Bed was comfy. AC works great in BR and upstairs.
Long flight of stairs to go upstairs, which is big, bright and airy. Kitchen is well-stocked and big. We never cooked here, but had leftovers and charcuteries. Living room sofa is comfy and dining area also bright and welcoming.
I did 1 load of laundry and hung the clothes up on the drying rack. So nice to wear clean clothes!
Everything worked well, Giovanni was always accessible via Airbnb messaging, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Thank you, Giovanni, for sharing your home with us!
Cheers,
Christina & Michael
Vancouver, Canada