We were not happy with our experience for following reasons:
- no audio privacy, the room has one door that connects to other parts of the house and through it you can hear people walking, kitchen noise etc. when given a private room, it really should be private. in addition that door has a glass part which is colored white so you cant notice it but light from the nearby hallway enters the room and its difficult to sleep.
- also being close to the kitchen often there was smell in the room and terrace of fried and heavy food.
-hostess Anna asked us for additional 20 euros immediately upon arrival and insisted very much we give it to her and that Emanuel the host told us this. he didnt and I had to phone him and ask if we should pay and he said its under house rules so we paid, but the experience of arriving and being asked for additional money instead of a a warm welcome is not appreciated.
-upon arrival we were not offered even coffee or water, we had to ask for it.
-bed is not shown realistically on the photo - it looks like a king, but it is in fact a double, barely fits 2 people and very hard.
-room is very austare, no charm, almost like being in a hospital; the chair by the desk is broken, and we almost fell from it and could have hurt ourselves
-neighbors cat was very annoying although we love animals, she was constantly meaowing and entering our room that we had to close the doors becasue of it; one of us is allergic to cats
-hostess anna did not explain how we exit the building so it took us for ever to find the button which you need to press for the door to open automatically; also when we asked any directions she didnt know to tell us and we even spoke in italian.
-the shower has very poor pressure and is not adequate for showering; towels are think and small and dont absorb water well - poor quality; there was no bath gel, just shampoo, so we showered with soap.
-philipino lady who worked there one day was very nice, reserved, polite and spoke english
- we were not told how to get in touch with Anna when we need something so we knocked on kitchen or other doors, but felt very uncomfortable like we are disturbing.
-very noisy neighborhood, delivery trucks, construction, noisy street with tons of motorbikes.
all in all we are not happy to pay this amount and get almost like an experience in a Hostel. we are surprised of all the people who left such good reviews prior to us as this is the main reason why we choose this place. hopefully the host will take these comments seriously and improve the experience for other travelers.