The apartment and building are strictly functional. The apartment is small but it works for short stays. The location is excellent.The bathroom is very small and there are no electrical outlets there (or in the bedroom, if you're a girl with hair to dry or style..you will be challenged), There actually is one that the washing machine/dryer is plugged into that is at the end of the bathroom not close to a mirror at all. (we couldn't find outlets in the bedroom either..but there are night lights plugged in somewhere behind a built in bed. The shower is tight and showering is difficult as the water goes everywhere.There is no television or radio at all and there is quite a bit of outside noise, from the neighbors. We didn't meet Mariella but met Luigi who was helpful with the information he gave us and let us in immediately. We were given a selection of clean towels and bathrobes which was very nice. We also asked for an iron that he provided quickly.My one huge complaint that completely ruined my stay was NO wifi. It is only accessible if you stand in the hall which is a little ridiculous. We had emails and business calls to make and had to do them in a tiny, not so clean hallway with people running by us, while balancing a computer in one hand and typing with the other. On more than one occasion I texted Luigi and all he said is that it should work, trust me it does not!! . We also met another gentlemen who rents rooms in the building who told me we couldn't get wifi in our room because the signal comes from the other side of the building, which made sense because the strongest signal we got was when we stood of the staircase across the hall. We tried on 2 iphones and ipad and a Laptop. The connection we made in the hall was not too strong either and we dropped a lot of calls. If you require or want internet use at all this is not the place for you. Looking back the home page for this property does not offer wifi but I did ask for it as a filter. Again great location and great for an overnight or two stay, but I wouldn't stay for longer.