Catrine's place was beautiful. Located in the heart of Rome and every amenity you could ever need traveling abroad. She also let us check in a couple hours early to accomodate our arrival time. There were two issues during our stay which granted the 4 star review. 1.) When Catrine's son checked us in he required a 48euro cleaning fee. He also didnt have change so I ended up giving him 50euro. This caught us off guard because our group has extensive experience with airbnb and actually includes one host. When questioned about the cleaning fee Catrine explained it was at the bottom of house rules. Her reasoning was to avoid taxes thru the site. We have never experienced this and found it to be extremely misleading and uncomfortable. Airbnb is great because, similar to uber, there is no cash transaction. We were also concerned of the legality of this measure. 2.) The washer had a very bad mildew smell and caused our clothes to stink after cleaning.
Everything else was great and we enjoyed our experience. Just be cautious and read the fine print. 48euro substantially increased the price of this booking and cash transaction should never have to take place.