I have traveled all over the world for both work and vacation and have stayed at slue of luxury/boutique hotels. The overall total experience at Alessandra's is on par if not better than most luxury/boutique I have stayed at.
Alessandra is by far the best Airbnb host any guest can wish for! Alessandra is literally an Airbnb Host + Private Tour Guide + Food Connoisseur...All-In-One!!!
My wife and I went to Italy for our Honeymoon. We started our trip in Rome by staying at Alessandra's. Alessandra is super detail oriented person. From the time when we first booked her place (1.5 month prior) she followed up right away with detail info on logistic options from Rome Airport to her apartment. Then 2 weeks before our flight to Rome, she again follow up to make sure that we were all set. Given that my wife and I flew an overnight red eye flight to Rome. Alessandra made sure that her apartment was ready for us so we can settle down, shower and refresh. In doing so Alessandra hired double the maid service so she can have the apartment cleaned and prepped for our arrival. 11 days before our flight to Rome, she messaged me to let us know that we can checkin to her apartment starting at 9:30am.
Arriving Alessandra's neighborhood, we were dropped off at the wrong street corner by the taxi driver. Alessandra along with her husband came to look for us and greeted us. Up on arriving at her apartment, we were blown away by her flat, my wife and I felt like we got transported back to Ancient Rome. Alessandra then highlighted all the must see scenic attractions via an Rome city map. She essentially helped us plan our 4 day tour of Rome via a timetable and logistics breakdown.
Through out our 4 days in Rome. Alessandra had provided on the spot instance response and help via whatsapp. I was joking with my wife that Alessandra is like "Siri" but 10x smarter and better!! She not only helped us with dinning/restaurant recommendations but also helped us booked our reservations. My wife and I are crazy foodies and always try to hunt for local restaurants that locals like to go to, and Alessandra provided exactly that!! Ratings and Recommendations from TripAdvisor were not even close to Alessandra's.
It's quite rare that one meets someone whom is proactively helpful, whom truly loves and passionate with what he/she does for a living. Alessandra, is warm, kind, loving and truly passionate about being an Airbnb host and helping guests capture an memorable piece of her amazing city!!!
We hope to meet again Alessandra....Love Billy and Jen!!!