Gianluca was warm and welcoming. The flat has a great location as a base for sightseeing, and for dining and shopping activities. The entry way is a bit dark at night, and the little street where the doors are is more like an alley.

My wife and I both found it quite odd that we could not lock our door when we were in the room. Also, there were sizable gaps in parts of the door panel, which would allow anyone to see into parts of the room from the hallway shared with the host. While we did not find any evidence that someone had entered the room while we were not there, it was a bit disconcerting that someone else could open our bedroom door at any time.

This might not be a good choice for those looking to sleep in, or if you are easily awakened at night. A few times we could hear a landline telephone ringing near our bed's headboard, the front door buzzer was rung a couple of times relatively early in the day, and the security door to the hallway makes quite a bit of noise when it opens/closes, or is locked/unlocked.

One time our host's young child was in the hallway outside our door, and I cannot say with certainty that the child was peeking through the cracks in our door; however, when I noticed the movement and shadow, and walked toward the door, the child ran away from the door down the shared hallway into the host's flat.

It didn't help that the air conditioner (which was a blessing after walking 12-13 km each day we were there in almost 30-degree weather) made a noise when it cycled off that sounded exactly like the wooden door into our room being opened. I think the first night there I got about 2-3 hours of sleep due to this. The next day I found a setting on the A/C unit that allowed the fan to run more continuously, and thus these noises were minimized. I do not recall what that mode was, although I would recommend that the host offer it to guests as an option.

While this location is advertised as a "B/B", the breakfast has to be obtained from a cafe that is more than 200 meters away from the flat, and is 3-4 minutes walk. While not the worst thing, there was nothing that we saw which indicated the hours or other details, so we did not use any of the breakfast coupons left for us in the room.

Given the above, I would recommend the unit as long as guests are aware of the issues. For the host, I would recommend they spend €10-15 on a tube or two of brown silicone to seal the gaps in the door, and install a surface bolt that can be locked when guests are in the room. At least the bolt would give peace of mind no one will simply walk in.