Gioia herself is a very kind and friendly person. However the host in her and the property itself was not a good experience for us. We traveled as a family (myself, wife and 1-year old daughter). Several reasons made this stay quite uncomfortable:
0. The directions to the listing was confusing, especially the entry through the back gate. Also the appartment was not labelled and we had to deduce the correct front door with lots of efforts.
1. The sofa bed was quite unusable. It was unclean and full of dust. I don't think it has been used for 6 months+. I had to sleep on the bare floor for two days.
2. The microwave was dirty and unusable. We couldn't imagine heating food in it.
3. We had to literally hunt for cooking oil and other basic essentials in the kitchen.
4. The bathroom did not have soap or shampoo.
5. The house does not have many amenities claimed in the listing.
6. The appartment is not infant-friendly. The floor was dirty, there was no baby bed and baby bath( as mentioned in the amenities).
7. The entire appartment was cheaply furnished. You had to be extra careful when walking around in order to not break things ( For example the curtain was literally held together using some cello tape).
8. The host was responding only through messages. We had to literally exchange dozens of messages to access the basic amenities that were promised.