I'm looking back at this Airbnb stay with mixed feelings. First of all, Irina is very kind! She allowed me to check in really early, which was great.
The apartment is according to the photos. However, the "bedroom" is only seperated from the kitchen & living area by a cabinet wall which doesn't go up to the ceiling. So effectively this is a studio apartment. You can hear the fridge noises at night. But more annoying; you can hear every move from the neighbours above load and clear. So unfortunately I didn't experience the apartment as quiet as other reviews mentioned, in contrary. The street noise is very low though, so without upper neighbours it can be pretty quiet.
The apartment can only be reached by taking the 102 steps. The steps are small though, making it easier. And Irina told me there will be an elevator installed next year (2021).
The shower head was hanging down. When I tried to gently move it back to a normal position, the shower head holder broke from the inside. This lead to a Whatsapp-discussion with Irina, who first told me I had to pay for the "broken shower" because it was new (it was not). The only broken thing was the shower head HOLDER, for which I bought a new one and did the replacement. Irina did pay the small fee I paid for the new head, which was kind again. My main problem was our communication: as Irina's English is very limited she started texting in Italian. My Italian is also limited, so I used Google Translate to respond. Irina didn't seem to fully understand the situation eventhough I sent several photos and texts. I'm glad we could solve it all, it did cost me several hours though.
The location is perfect! Porta Venezia area is really nice. However, I think there are some better value-for-money deals, ie. more quiet apartments or ones with an elevator.