Had a nice stay at Dino’s place. Something to note - we stayed in the middle of the heatwave in Rome. Will get back to that
The spaces - we rented 2 apartments. Sufficient space for 9 people. In fact, all 9 were able to sleep in 1 apartment for a few nights
The AC - was great in 1 unit, stopped working in the other. Was obviously a damper on the vacation but we’re able to make do and Dino was EXTREMELY responsive. He was able to replace the AC in 2 rooms. I cannot say how much we appreciate the communication. He was kind enough to refund us for the nights we did not have AC. We really appreciated that.
The units - they were upfront that the electricity will go out if too much is being used. Have to switch the circuit breaker back on. Is an inconvenience but they were honest. Same with the toilet, which they fixed.
The location - awesome location. Restaurants/bars/music at night but it quiets down by 10. We walked everywhere. Popular area but not overwhelmingly crowded like if you were by Vatican City or Colosseum.
In short, I suspect a lot of the issues we encountered were due to the heat wave and I’m pretty sure these problems have been encountered in other airbnbs because it is simply how it goes in a heat wave. The AC in our unit was great. When the AC in the other unit broke down (now fixed), we were all very comfortable in the unit with workable AC. Dino and his assistants were great - the most responsive hosts we have met very had. We would stay here again, no doubt.