Graziano was extremely quick to communicate and a great host. He made sure he was in the apartment when I arrived so that everything went very smoothly.

The apartment is lovely and situated right across from the fountain in Piazza Duomo. Having the balcony doors open and being able to soak in the atmosphere from the square was lovely, it's a great spot to people watch from too. I enjoyed reading my book in the doorway with the hustle and bustle below.

The location is great. There are literally dozens of restaurants and shops within a couple of minutes walk and there's a supermarket 3-5 minutes away. The only downside is that there is a bar on the other side of a side street and a restaurant behind the apartment, so if you are a light sleeper you may find the noise disturbing. I was going to bed around 2am and there was plenty of general hub-bub from the bar next door. It was only the sounds of people chatting and enjoying themselves and it didn't keep me awake. Graziano was right that closing the bedroom door and external windows cut out most of the noise.

Graziano has stocked the apartment with a wide range of useful utilities and spares. So for instance in the bathroom cupboard there was shaving foam, shampoo and conditioner, perhaps from a previous visitor, so it may be pot luck. But I appreciated that items like that weren't cleaned away, instead you felt that you were in a fully stocked home. If you forget something it's likely that you won't have to rush out to buy a replacement. The same was true in the kitchen, there was a drawer full of store cupboard items making it much easier to season your food.