Luigi was very kind, helpful and responsive. Stefano and Luigi made it possible for us to check in early which was really nice. The flat is in a beautiful old house, spacious and with a lot of light. It’s in a perfect location for public transport in any direction but you can also hear traffic because it’s off a busy street. The flat was recently taken over by a business and has been renovated, so it was very clean and well equipped.
Unfortunately, someone went over board with the interior design, filling the place with plastic plants and covering the walls in cliché slogans about a happy home, making it feel soul-less. This is by no means the only such rental and if you just want a clean place as an alternative to a hotel, this may be for you. However, it is quite far from the human experience which airbnb used to offer when it started. Looking at this plastic veneer of a home made us wonder about the previous tenants that may have lived in this place before the business came in, and it made us think about how much of airbnb’s mission statement to create "travel that is local, authentic, diverse, inclusive and sustainable" still applies. Creating a show of authenticity is worse than not trying to be authentic.