We were only at Leonardo's apartment for two days, but found one thing after another during our stay that made it a very unpleasant experience for the whole family. Not only was it Christmas, a very special time for our family, but this was a rare overseas experience that we had saved for ten years to make happen.
The absolute worst was that the entire place wreaked of sewer. Despite the temperatures outside being close to freezing, we had to have the windows open just to breathe. In addition, there was black mold growing on the walls in the front bedroom where the roof above was completely caved in and in need of repair. The tea pot looked as if it was spray-painted with white paint on the inside and the paint chips were coming off. My husband made tea without looking inside and we had paint chips floating in our tea. The bathroom toilet seat was soiled and the soap had been previously used. Although the amenities stated that soap was included, there was no sign of dish soap or laundry soap. There was no lighter or match in the house to ignite the gas stove with and we are not smokers so we don't carry these things. No wi-fi details to be found upon check-in
The owner's only response to the issues we reported was that if he had known about if before hand, he would have fixed them—which sounds like he never even inspected the place prior to our stay. If we could possibly have known the neglected condition of this apartment, we certainly would have gone somewhere else. The owner typically rents this place for $48/night. He charged us $189/night just because it was the holiday and it was not even cleaned or inspected upon our arrival.