Everything was as expected! Alice's most charming and friendly grandmother let us into the place to drop off our luggage. It was a beautiful apartment. We only stayed a night in transit, so we did not spend much time in the apartment, nor did we make too much conversation with our host, her mother, or grandmother (our inability to communicate well in Italian constrained this, just as we kept to ourselves a bit). The host was quite friendly when we encountered her. The cat was highly sociable and curious in the feline way. Generally Alice and her family went about their business while we shared in the space of the apartment. I'd certainly recommend.