The apartment is truly huge and comfortable. Nice couches and good beds. And the location is perfect, smack in the middle of the centre.
A pity that a number of things were disappointing and could easily be solved with more TLC by owner Silvio. A few things we experienced:
Frying pans were old and barely useable. The entire teflon base has disappeared.
Hot water was erratic in the morning. Judging by the amount of dust inside the heater, this hasn't seen maintenance in years.
There was no working lighter in the apt when we arrived. So no gas cooking possible. (we bought and left a few for the next guests)
Probably should have read the listing better, but there are no microwave and dishwasher.
The kitchen cabinets would benefit from a thorough cleaning. The handles were greasy. The top of the cabinets have not been cleaned in years, judging by the layer of grease on it.
The exhaust unit above the range is not connected. The pipe blows the dirty air straight back into the kitchen which causes the kitchen/living room to smell of food preparation during cooking.
The doors above the sink open horizontally. Unfortunately the gas struts are broken, so it takes two people to place the wet dishes there.
Mold in the shower is never nice - a bit more TLC would solve this. Attaching the fosset handle is a 5 minute job and would save visitors sore toes. Also cleaning the shower drain would allow the water to run off at a normal pace.
Parking is mostly possible in the street. We had no trouble finding space in front of the apt building during our 3 night stay.
Our biggest gripe was the noise at night. During our stay there were illegal central Americans living in a house in the back alley (where the bedroom windows are). They started partying at 1 at night till the wee hours, which made it virtually impossible to sleep during the first 2 nights (the 3rd night we camped out in the living room).
If all these were solved, the apt would deserve a fat 5/5 star rating, also because of the nice host.