Another somewhat bemusing airbnb experience, so strap yourselves in and let's get started... First and foremost, great location, nice building and nice apartment, but the devil is in the detail. and it is at this point that i need to state that if you don't like mosquitoes, humidity and pigeons, look away now (more about this later...) I'll start at the point when i actually first decided to book a trip to bari.. i was oddly discouraged by the prices in october for southern italy, i paid £56 per night (!?), almost the same as Madrid in May / September. anyways... i had a limited choice for a reasonable price and plumped for this place. communicated with the host about the 10am check-out time (too early!) and was immediately offered midday, gratis, as i had a flight at 4pm. great, exactly what you want... Fast forward to October 15th, where we were met by an 'assistant' (russian speaking, there are 3 people in total in this set up, the host, the daughter and the assistant). we go in, nice place, all good. Then it was discovered there was/is no iron (it's in the listing), i'm given an apology from the host and advised to go to a laundry place near by (and pay for it, right, thanks). then i notice that the main light fixing downstairs is bulbless, ok, no big deal, later on i see that there's a cable hanging from the side of the kitchen cupboard, after some logical thinking, i discover that it's actually the boiler for the hot water in the kitchen (unplugged, switched off and no instructions - ??), anyways, sorted that. We then realised that we didn't have any hot water in the shower, which leads me to comment on the bathroom, which seemingly has been designed by stevie wonder. a tiny space, with a huge sink, toilet, bidet and shower. the shower unit is incredibly small and it's very difficult to get in and out of it. it's here that i will state that if you're more than 185cm and larger/heavier than about 80kg, book somewhere else to save yourself the agony. The shower bracket is also broken, it fell off the moment it was touched. quite simply, the screw is not in the rawal plug and thus, it is not attached to the wall. more on this later... SO, no hot water... to cut a very long story short, the 'hot water button' is next to the 'reception area'('s) light switch, which is easily inadvertently switched off when one comes into a new property and starts flicking switches to see what switch is for what and what works / doesn't work - again, no instructions, no heads up. There was very limited hot water upon arrival, so i would suggest that it was off before we got there. we had warm water after HOURS of the boiler being on during wednesday and finally had hot water about 24hrs later. make of this what you will... We also had the electricity go out on the Friday, and i'll draw your attention to the 'notes' on the side table, which comment on more than a couple of electrical things in use potentially causing an outage. the AC was on low, some eggs were frying on one hob and well, that's it. i was told this was 'very strange', but regardless, i got instructions as to where the breaker switch is located and normality was restored quite quickly and easily. In turn, the hot water fiasco was met with derision and indifference, and a overriding concern about where the communication is being had (has to be airbnb and not whatsapp!) rather than actually fixing the problem. we were then accused by the assistant of doing it ourselves and how this has never happened before yadda yadda.. NOT INTERESTED! we simply want hot water. Beyond all this, the building is somewhat of a greenhouse. the humidity / heat 'upstairs' in the mezzanine is almost unbearable and there's vent or circulation. and let's talk about the mosquitoes. if you didn't know, bari seems to be some kind of mosquito capital of the world, they were EVERYWHERE and mainly in this flat. spray and one of those anti-mosquito-plug-in-thingies doesn't work either. i was eaten alive. And the beloved pigeons that will wake you up at 5am every morning, along with the tap dancing resident above you. i don't think i've ever slept so little in my life. anyways, the pigeons, it turns out there is a nest outside, literally right next to your head in the mezzanine. if you go onto the balcony, you can witness the chicks being fed. all very cute, but also brazenly noisy. and relentless. whilst on the subject of the bedroom and mezzanine. the mattress and pillows are memory foam - mattress is a little soft and the pillows a little hard (for some). the steps to/from the mezzanine are tiny and steep. beware. I could go on, but i'll attempt to draw things to a close... I was advised on thursday via whatsapp (why not via airbnb? lol) that i would be vacating the premised on friday (??), alas it was a mistake and quickly rectified, BUT and here's the nail in the coffin, or maybe two nails... on friday i touched base with Maria and said we'd be leaving at midday on saturday as per her offer / our agreement, but no, this was back-tracked and i was told to leave at 10am, because 'the place is booked on saturday and it needs to be cleaned', curious, because on a laminated piece of paper on the side it says that you can stay until 2am for an additional 15euros (this was also stated by the host during initial dialogue). so wait, if i'd paid extra fees to stay later i would be kicked out at 10am regardless!?!? odd. basically, i was being lied to, and i can only assume that due...