I wanted to wait until after the end of our travels in Italy, as our stay in Niccolò's apartment was the first of four Airbnbs during this trip. I wanted to make sure before leaving an unfortunately negative review that this wasn't simply an issue with the standards in Italy. However, this was the only one of the four that was a disappointment.
Things got off to a bit of a rough start when using the shower. The shower drained very slowly, enough so that during the quick shower before dinner, the bathroom floor flooded and we had to use the towels to quickly dry the place. We informed Niccolò of the problem but were told that nothing could be done until Monday morning, which was when we were scheduled to leave. I would have thought that a plunger or some way to alleviate the problem would have been nice, but weren't given any other choices.
The walls of this apartment are extremely thin, thinner than the walls in an average home and thinner than any apartment I've been in. It was obvious that this apartment was previously part of a larger apartment and thin walls were added to create two (or maybe three) small apartments out of it. Due to this, and I recognize that this is not Niccolò's fault, but the neighbors arrived home about 2:00am and continued to party until 5:00am. This led to an extremely unpleasant first night in Italy.
The apartment is appointed appropriately, but not as nice as most Airbnb we've stayed in. I don't feel this apartment is deserving of an "Airbnb Plus" tier at all, as this was the least well appointed apartment of all of the places we stayed during this trip, although this was the only "Plus"-verified apartment.
I will say that the location is nice. It is in a pretty hip, busy neighborhood that is very walkable to the Duomo as well as the Navigli District. We enjoyed the central nature of the place. We just made sure that we didn't spend any more time in the apartment than necessary.