The misleading description for amenities/shared/common areas and the unwelcoming host attitude caused an extremely distressful and draining experience. 7 nights booked, left a night earlier.
The breakfast was inexistant, although I was offered a yoghurt, a coffee and a banana on day 1 only, never after. Never seen anything ready for breakfast to take or leave anywhere. Was fine by me thereafter, but this is misleading.
- Direct and indirect communication was very awkward and impossible, nay, offensive and totally unappropriate if you understand slang italian (I will give a miss on examples here). Questions, e.g. use of gas cooker as initially advertised, turned into an endless 'take it or leave it' instead of a sensible conversation.
- Common areas: neither they are openly shared/forbidden, nor you are being made comfortable and welcome to use them. The host would leave as soon as you stand in the lounge. I was told that there is no space in the flat to cook in the kitchen etc.
-Price per night is for 'Stanza e colazione e basta', that is room and breakfast and that's all).
- The host does not appreciate that you stay in during the day or come back, but does not mention it in the description or when you arrive. You will sense it quickly.
-Cleanliness went over the limits of the bearable. I looked after my own bins etc and shower water pressure very poor during daytime/evening after beach. No bathroom amenities clearly shown or made available for use.
- If the weather is hot and humid, do not open the windows as small flies get in because of the wild (and nice) garden backyard. Use the A/C as much as needed instead.
Only two very well described point are:
-The cats presence, and I was totally satisfied with it since I have an (extremely mild) allergy to them. Close the door of room/balcony if you do not want them to get in.
-The room is clean and spacious, although travel light as there is very minimal furnishing. Use the floor for your belongings for a long stay.
Overall, I wish I never entered this place. Too many unadvertised rules (I asked on day 1 if there were anymore - none) and useless description of what you may never use.
If you are not intending to stay in to work/study/relax sometimes and when you want during the day, not intending to shower outside specific slots, not eating in, not liking sharing with your host, this is for you.
Give it go, you may have nother experience than mine. I was left very much distressed by this behaviour and this froze me out all along my stay. Never had this in my own worldwide long stays, in my airbnb experiences so far (all the opposite!) nor with Palermitans after over a week here.
I will call it at most an experience.