We experienced a rather odd smell in the room after our first night the smell was like a sewer. We decided to mention it to Andrea, he said it is rainy season in Rome, and it is normal even his house as this smell he said. The situation is out of his control, and so agreed nothing is to be done about it. Nonetheless, he gets handy mandy man the following morning at 8am to drilling and hammering incisively at the early hours. Mind you we had not slept at all the night before, because the upstairs neighbours were making so much noise, to the extent of even having to go out and have words with them at 3am. When we told Andrea about the worker all, he said it that it is normal working time for workers, but what he forgot to do is inform us whether it ok for them to come in at the time to work while we are there, had he done so, we would have made other arrangements.
Furthermore, we had tea cups in the room, a kettle and fridge. The second day of our stay the teacups were taken out, so I decided to borrow a mug from the kitchen - Andrea later wrote to say we mustn't eat in the room and must replace all kitchen items. First the cups should not have been taken away from the room, as a result, a mug would not have been borrowed, and secondly, the intention was to return it at the end of our stay.
The communication was not very good I must say.