After we read the reviews, we knew the problems others had would not be problems for us: we didn’t care about limited amount of daylight, because we knew it had old world charm. We didn’t care about some low bathroom ceilings or the one flight of stairs because we are in shape and not especially tall.
Location is excellent. Bedrooms and living room are large and roomy. Both beds have new firm and comfortable mattresses.
Davide was great with check-in. We left our bags there while it was being cleaned (as we arrived early).
If the owners made some small investments, the experience would have been even better:
For example, (A) Hire a handyman for a few hours to: replace missing, mismatched, or flickering light bulbs; clean out shower drain, re-attach toilet seat, change the noisy bathroom fan, etc,
(B) if there were at least one coffee table in front of any one of the 3 sofas in the living room, there would be a place to rest a wine glass.
(C) As the shower design requires slight, but inevitable water leakage onto bathroom floor while showering, maybe supply some bathroom floor mats.
On the other hand, the owners DID have many wonderful touches that added to the pleasantness of the stay: Pretty realistic flowers on shelves and tables in the rooms. Decorative knickknacks were on shelves. Wall paintings were hung in every room. Full length mirrors in both bedrooms. There’s an iron and drying rack. Plenty of outlets to plug in a mobile phone or computer, including those strategically necessary near to bedside tables.
Other pleasant surprises too.