+ cleanliness and location
+ host answers quickly
- the water tank for the toilet has to fill up before flushing, which means no flushing in between if you’re going to the toilet after each other after a long day outside.
- bedroom door doesn’t close
- luggage storage: was told it was possible to store luggage and assumed it would be at the apartment, but after arrival the host recommended a place which was 15 minutes away by bus/walk. He had a 10% discount which meant €13,5 for 5h for 3 luggages. Because it was too far away, I stored my luggage at hotel California instead which is between the Airbnb and train station for just €15 (all day). Super nice staff at the hotel.
- the host
Short answer: wouldn’t recommend staying here if you’re not very fluent in English. He’d ask what time we’re leaving at both the day of arrival and departure. Not very welcoming.
Long answer:
he was nice and accommodating before arrival, arranging transfer and such. After arrival, not so nice. Didn’t ask or send any info like before arrival, only asked when we were leaving, saw us outside the apartment but just stared, no ciao or anything. At arrival, he walked through the apartment with us and also gave us some information about Rome and the apartment in 30 minutes. This would’ve been appreciated had he not been walking around with earphones plugged in (we could hear what he was listening to, too), talking fast - my parents couldn’t catch anything he said as they’re not fluent in English, he didn’t stop to check they understood anything. When I asked the host about warming in the apartment later in the evening (he talked about it in his quick walkthrough but I couldn’t remember every exact thing he said) , he answered quickly. But often, he started his sentences with “I told you this before 😅” or “as I already told you”. I told him that I couldn’t catch everything he said and that he should make a note for the boiler for his next guests (so that they don’t have to bother the host at night asking about it) after which his response was that I was creating a “controversy”.