Mixed emotions about this place.
First off, this was a nice space. Nicely furnished and spacious. The colosseum is a short walk away and there are a good amount of restaurants in the area.
We met the host upon checkin and he seemed nice. He didn’t speak English but had a woman named Madelina relay all necessary information. She was to be the person to contact in case anything comes up....which things did come up.
The only issue we had with this place/reason we wouldn’t book again was actually with that translator, Madelina. We messaged her twice one night regarding 2 separate issues (one was we kept smelling a foul odor coming from the bathroom and two was we had a nose bleed incident that left a small spot on the sheets and were wondering what to do about it.)
She was pretty quick to respond, which was great. However the next morning, she came to the apartment to either pick up the nose bleed sheets or something/maybe check on the smell from the bathroom? Not sure. Anyway, we were at the place and she knocked on the door and 1 second later we hear the key turning/attempt at coming in! Just because you have a key, doesn’t mean you should give a 1 second heads up and then proceed in attempting to open the door. We raised our voices/yelled out that we’re there and she said she’ll be at the apartment next door.
We got dressed to leave and on our way out stopped by at the apartment next door to speak with her. We asked if it’s normal for hosts to come in like that/give a 1 second notice (so we can be more prepared next time) and she proceeded to go off. She said she was “very angry because we messaged her at night.” She kept saying “please, please, I’m very angry with you.” And then with the last “please!” she shut the door and went back into the other apartment.
Very temperamental woman.
Bottomline: If you are an English speaker wanting to book this Airbnb, ask to speak to someone else besides her.
Spare yourself the drama and fit of fury. You