There is no self-check-in system as advertised so we agreed on a time to meet up with Alessia. Unfortunately, we waited about 25 mins in the heat until a woman -who wasn´t Alessia- came and gave us the keys. The woman was nice; however, English didn’t work that well.
We never met Alessia in person, and her communication was very bad. She doesn´t speak any English, so we had to use automatic translation from Airbnb which was fine. However, after agreeing on the check-in time, she never replied to any further questions.
The location is alright with only like 15 min walk to the main things but probably isn´t the best neighborhood, but we had police on the street every night. The place was ok and overall spacious, except for the bathroom which was very tiny and not recommended for people that like a bit of space. There was almost no space to put your toiletries next to the sink and barely space to move around.
The shower was not working well. It was either scalding hot or cold. Also, there was no shower door or curtain which led to the already way too small bathroom be completely wet. The shower had two shower heads one on the top and one hand shower, but you could not alternate between the two, so they were just both always on, which is really annoying for people that don´t want to wash their hair every day.
The bedroom, however, was spacious and the back wall with the lights was nice. The blinds for the windows were made from wood and very difficult to open as the hinges were rusty and since they were out of wood it let through all the noise. The bathroom window is basically just an open hole with a plastic cover.
The door is also very weird and unsafe and tiny to fit through.
The overall cleanliness was okay, the dishes however were almost all dirty. The comfort of the duvet sheets could have been better but there was another blanket in the closet that we used. Keep in mind that it can get quite cold at night as the walls/windows aren´t well insulated. The first night we were freezing but after we started using the other blanket it was fine. Also, I don´t think that the blankets get washed in between guests, keep in mind that you will get a “hostel”-style sheet to cover yourself with and then the actual blanket goes on top.
Demma´s Luxury Home is definitely not the right description for that place. I would update the name and call it Demma´s Mediocre Home. If you expect luxury in this place, you will only be disappointed. So, I think she shouldn’t try to sell the place for something that it really isn´t and keep expectations low.
However, we wish Alessia all the best.