We were very disappointed. This apartment has great potential, but it missed the mark for our Family.
The apartment was not filthy, but it looked like it had not had a deep cleaning in a while. Everything was dusty. We wiped everything down. The drawers for the dishes had not been wiped out. The bed spreads did not appear to be washed in a while. There were hairs on them. There was mold on the ceiling of the main bathroom...and a little on the shower caulk. The apartment had a heavy sewer smell due to the toilet seal I believe. This was disappointing because we have 3 teenagers...2 of them girls. We kept the door to that bathroom closed and our family of 5 tried to mainly use the much smaller bathroom in the main bedroom. The terrace was not cleaned and set up from the colder months (I assume). It was just not ready for renting.
We did not care about an elevator...but there are about 6 or 7 steps to the apartment from where the elevator stops. Just an FYI there...and it is EXTREMELY tiny.
The apartment could have been nice, but the pictures were definitely enhanced and brightened.
I had communicated a couple of times with no response. I do acknowledge that I was making statements that required no reply, but the lack of reply made me concerned about the booking.
We chose this apartment because of its midpoint to so many things. However, Campo de Fiore is only about 50 meters away. The bar at the corner of the street is called the Drunken Ship and it is very popular with young folks. It looks like a great time! They are quite loud till very late and many party goers urinate and smoke pot all down the street...including in the access indention to the apartment.
The sewer smell of the apartment was awful. The owner was out of town and he had asked a friend to check us in and to be the point of contact for our stay. He was very nice, but when we asked about the sewer smell, he was very aware of it and said we should put more water in the toilet. There was enough water to be above the trap and that did not help. Pretty much a “you just have to live with it” answer. When we left the apartment our clothes smelled like sewage.
The apartment has some great potential, but I would not rent anything near Camp de Fiore again. If this place fixes its short comings it may still be a nice fit for your vacation.