All in all, my stay at Adriana’s place was nice.
There’s lots that I liked very much about the apartment: it’s in a nice area and can serve you as a good starting point for all kind of activities in and around Cefalù. The view from the balcony is indeed spectacular and when the sun goes down on a clear day it feels as if you’re right in the middle of the sunset. Also, Adriana was super responsive and very helpful. For example, when I couldn’t figure out the Netflix settings on the TV, she responded within minutes and took me step by step through the process. And when I asked her whether there was a trash can in the bathroom (there initially was none), she bought a trash can and brought it over the same day.
However, there’s a few things I want to mention that I didn’t like: I rented the whole apartment on my own and when I arrived, the second bedroom was locked. I asked Adriana to unlock it since I paid for the whole apartment and had planned to store my luggage in the second bedroom. We had a discussion and she then agreed to unlock it (which she did the same day, so that was fine). The smell in the second bedroom however was so bad that I ended up storing my stuff in other areas in the apartment. Even airing the room did not help. Maybe that was because the room had not been prepared for guests (since I was on my own and Adriana did not expect anybody to sleep there), but I find that odd - according to the booking confirmation I had rented (and paid for) the whole apartment, so the whole apartment should have been ready for me to use. Also, I was a bit disappointed in the equipment in the kitchen. There’s only one small pot, two scratched up pans and not even a cheese grater. And as a final remark: the shower is fine, but it’s really narrow and not “big” as it is described here on AirBnb. These are all just little things but given the price that I paid I wanted to mention it.