We stayed at the Greek Theatre apartment for five days for a special birthday / anniversary during an extended trip to Italy. The apartment is as pictured and is well-located with a great view. However, we cannot recommend it as we had a very bad experience during our stay.
Noise from a boiler system directly above the apartment was triggered every time anyone in the building turned on the water, which was constant. The sound was like a large, vibrating motor and was so loud it could be heard from the street. As such, we were unable to relax quietly or sleep for our entire stay as it was happening both during the day and all night as well. We notified the host right away and a technician was sent but the issue wasn’t fixed. After days of the ongoing issue, the host offered us a free dinner at the building-owner’s restaurant, which we accepted. Unfortunately, we were not made to feel welcome and it was a very uncomfortable experience, which defeated the purpose of the gesture.
The apartment is located inside a building that houses a busy bed and breakfast hotel which is not mentioned at all in the listing. Building tenants leaving and arriving at all hours added to the noise issues. And last, there was no hot water for two of the five days of our trip. We had nothing but ice cold water for showers. We alerted the host but it was not fixed. They have since refused to address the many issues we had.
We are very respectful tenants, travel extensively and have always had great experiences and positive reviews with all our hosts. This was the worst experience of our entire trip, and our worst Airbnb experience to date.