I decided to book this place having read the pleasant guest reviews. Unfortunately my personal experience was not really exciting. I didn’t feel comfortable there and tried to spend as little time as I could. But let me be fair and first mark good points, please.
The best 5 things about the studio:
1. Location : it’s just in the beginning of the historical part of the town and easily can be reached from the railway station and airport/ the bus stop is just 5 minutes away from the house/. Few supermarkets and cafes are in a walkable distance
2. The historical building (17th century) and artistic vibe. Andrea, a landlord, is an artist and decorated the studio with his paintings and the house is full of antique art objects.
3. The cleanliness. The studio was clean and neat.
4. The heating system. It was super warm there (Usually I feel quite cold in European houses in winter)
5. There were no fridge, gas stove with oven and micro wave on photos, so I didn’t expect to find them. They are actually there together with sea salt and olive oil. So one can cook cook there if feels like.
The things i didn’t enjoy:
1. The bed. There were 2 single mattresses on a double bed and i kept on falling down into the hole between them trying to get closer to my husband at night:) The pillows were so hard that finally i decided not to use them at all. Subtle smell of old things (no clue whether it was from the mattresses, blankets or pillows) was a bit disturbing. So I can’t say i slept like a baby there at all. Also one should take in consideration that the street is paved with pebble. and the sound of a passing car feels like a sound of and arriving train. The traffic starts at 7 am. For some it may appear romantic, for some i would recommend to grab earplugs.
2. Furniture. The studio is overcrowded with furniture which is eclectic set of antiques and cheap second-hand one. I couldn’t understand why I might have need that many chairs, extra sofa and book case whereas I didn’t have any space to keep my luggage. (there were hangers for example, but no place to hang the clothes).
3. Wi Fi. First night The wi fi was so slow that I couldn’t even make on-line check-in. Next morning I didn’t have it at all till the rest of my stay.
4. Lack of light. There are 2 big windows, but keep in your mind that in medieval times they used to build the houses in front of each other very closely. so even I kept the windows fully opened there was quite dark in the studio during the day.
In many reviews people say it’s a fair price/quality deal. I spent my Italian holidays travelling around the country, staying only at airbnb places, so I can’t agree comparing them..
This experience helped me to realise I should be more careful and attentive to details while choosing an option even for one night.
And speaking about communication: it was smooth and easy. The host met us personally and showed everything.