I would like to start off by saying Giuseppe seemed like a very nice man and was there to greet us and walk us to the apartment to let us in, which was appreciated. It was a warm welcome. I really feel horrible writing this not so positive review, as I have stayed at countless airbnbs and booking.com apartments over the years and this is only the second time I was truly disappointed to the point I felt like I had to say something. On this two week trip to Italy, my family and I stayed in 8 places and although some were not what we expected, we were really happy and other things made up for areas that fell short (if there were any). I'm sorry to say this was not one of those situations. I was taken back when I walked into the apartment, because the only pics that were in the airbnb ads were the ones of the bunk beds and the queen bed you see part of a picture of. This apartment was quite dark and small inside, not warm, pretty, accommodating and kept up with like the one you see in the photos. We did not get the lovely balcony, we got an area that did not have enough space to sit on that looked out to a large radiator. Not the sea. Our shower head was broken off the wall, so you either had to hose yourself off or set it in a corner on the ground and have it shoot up at you as you washed yourself. There were zip ties holding bits of the shower together. This bathroom was not in the photos either. Then there was the kitchen (that again were not in the photos). As a family we always look for certain amenities to make things a bit easier while traveling. This ad says there is a kitchen to cook your own meals. I saw that this was not the case the moment we walked in, as this apartment did not have a stove or even a microwave. It had a sink and a small fridge. Generally we would just go out for dinner, but we had a very sick teenage child with us and wanted to make him something with the food we bought. So, we went out anyway because we had a baby to feed and brought him back something later that night. Anyhow, last but not least we were told we had to be out by 10am, when checkout on the airbnb ad says checkout is at 11am. If the checkout is at 10am, it needs to say that. Also, it says breakfast is included and when I messaged Giuseppe about this, he said "breakfast is not provided. I'm sorry". Not even some instant coffee and packaged pastries. We're not picky. Just expect to stay in a place we see photos of and get what the booking says it will provide. My husband and I looked for literally days to find the perfect places to stay throughout Italy. This was one my husband picked himself, as it was fathers day when we would be staying there and he thought it would be lovely to sit outside and look at the ocean, having a bottle of wine after the kids went to bed. We were both bummed to say the least and just went to bed after dinner. The people upstairs had the blue eden apartment, yet the booking.com award sat on the dresser of this apartment, which is no blue eden. I hope who ever rents this accommodation gets lucky and gets the blue eden there are photos of. Its unfortunate we did not. I would say this should be a separate listing or photos of this apartment should be added. I hope the host can be understanding that he would probably feel the same after paying and showing up to all these surprises. Also, the checkout time and amenities need to be changed to reflect the truth. With all the above being said, I have to say if you are in your 20s, staying with some fiends, just want a place to lie your head and go out and party, this would be a good area, because the whole seafront is a cool party spot (very lively) and if I didn't have a 3 year old and a 14 year old that I had to stay in to mind, I definitely would have enjoyed the area. Messina as a whole is great. Lovely city. I am really sorry to write this and I do wish Giuseppe all the very best. I hope this is taken as constructive criticism.