Alessandro’s apartment was in an extremely central location, above the main square, very close to Castro marina, where you can swim and take boats. The flat is situated right above a great gelato and coffee shop where you can be out of the living room and at the espresso bar in under one minute!
He was extremely responsive and had good suggestions of places to go and things to eat.
The only things we didn’t realise from the Airbnb posting was that there is no wifi, which is not good if you want to do a ‘workation’ or research daily activities. The other thing is the spiral staircase is quite narrow and precarious, probably not suitable for less mobile guests.
Overall I would recommend the flat if you want to feel all the life Castro has to offer.