On the positive side the location is great. The apartment was clean and cozy, and Alessandro (Michela’s father – we never met with her – she was out of town during our stay) checked us in nicely. He also fixed a broken shower head hanger promptly.
On the other hand, there were a few annoying issues. After staying at quite a few airbnb apartments I got used to a higher level of available stuff. Usually there is at least something to eat or drink, especially when arriving at night. Not asking for much, but a fruit or at least some milk or sugar to make a hot drink – nada... speaking of hot drink – there was no kettle (stovetop or electrical) – which I find pretty basic equipment to ask for. The shower head hanger was broken, and it seemed like someone tried to fix it before (in a clumsy way…). Would have expected them to notice and fix it before our arrival.
But the most annoying issue was the missing basic stuff around the bed. Starting with a too small, non-elastic sheet for the mattress, which didn’t cover it for more than 5 mins, but that was nothing compared to the crummy solution to cover the blanket. Instead of a simple comforter cover, there were simply 2 sheets, one below, and one on top of the blanket… that was really annoying, and below expectations. Unlike sugar, or milk – missing: kettle, decent sheets and comforter cover are basic things, that one would expect to be provided with. At least we did…