We stayed for six weeks, so everything started out fine. Paola is very kind. However, a few things struck me as odd. Within the first week, a normal reach into the freezer caused the freezer door to break and no longer close. I let Paola know, she told me of a replacement on Amazon for €80, and told me to pay for half. I'm not sure the customs in Italy, but most short term rentals require landlords to fix any appliances. Whatever, small thing, although I don't necessarily have €40 to spare.
About halfway into the trip, I noticed that she was letting herself into our place a lot. If we didn't buzz her in promptly, she would let herself into our apartment with her key under the guise of taking a picture of an appliance, dropping off something, or checking in. At one point (when we would normally all be gone) she did not even ring the bell, but rather let herself into our apartment with no warning. If she did so often while we were there, I'm curious as to how often when we were out.
We had other issues, such as a completely broken showerhead that we did not report because we were afraid we would be forced to pay for it's replacement. However, the complete lack of privacy was my main concern. We were three very well behaved adults in a graduate level study abroad program. We had no issues of noise complaints or anything else. Someone walking into my apartment unprompted and uninvited is absolutely unacceptable.