First and foremost I want to say that the welcome we received at Simona's place was great. Alessia was kind enough to wait for us as we traveled from the Airport and had minor delays. She even came back at one point to fix the drain in the shower that got clogged. That being said there were a few things that were disappointing and people should be aware of.
First and foremost, (and hopefully it has been fixed by now), but the air conditioner in the main part of the apartment is broken and had not been fixed for our arrival. As such, the only A/C in the unit was in the bedroom, and, while I believe it was working properly, it was only able to keep the bedroom at about 78-80 degrees. Granted our stay was in August, and the apartment is on the 4th floor, but people should be aware, it was extremely hot in the residence the entire time, even with the windows open.
To her credit, Simona and Alessia scheduled someone to come fix the air conditioner while we were there. I was told by Alessia that I did not have to be there, but I felt rather uncomfortable leaving all of our belongings out while two basically strangers were roaming about in the apartment. As such, we came back to the apartment and waited for the repairman, but after several hours I was told that he had issues and was not able to come, and that it was just this way in Italy.
The other thing I thought odd was the lack of toilet paper in the residence. When we got there for 6-day stay, there was only a scarce roll and half in the apartment. No kleenex's or tissues, or anything of that nature. There was also no supply in the closet or anywhere else in the apartment. Just be aware if you staying for an extended time or have more than 2 people with you.
Overall we had a good stay. Both Alessia and Simona were accessible and easy to get ahold of. Great location.