We stayed 5 nights and will not book with Marco again.
First, the positive:
We enjoyed the wonderful view, the peace and tranquility. The house was spotless clean. We liked the combination of stone, wood, metal and glass of the interior, and appreciated the attentive service.
But:
We’ve previousely stayed in dozens of Airbnb and were delighted to give 5 stars to the vast majority of them. Marco‘s place was a disappointing exception.
The two bedrooms on the 2nd floor fit people under 165cm (not us). Marco’s claim of a 230cm ceiling is misleading. The low wooden ceiling beams and door frames are annoying.
Also misleading is the amenity „dedicated workspace“. There is none. The only table and chairs are in the kitchen.
There is also no living room. The large TV with Netflix is only watchable from uncomfortable kitchen seats.
Marco may be a super-host, but communication with his team before check-in was so frustrating, we considered cancelling. One issue was the required €300 cash deposit, which violates Airbnb policy. We explained it is also unnecessary (thanks to Airbnb resolution center) and inconvenient (we travel cashless since 2020) and had to endure a row of irrelevant arguments. Just refuse the cash deposit. We didn‘t pay it.
The second issue was providing before flying an estimated time of arrival between 15:30 - 16:30. Our plans slightly changed and we asked for a check-in at 18:00. That triggered a huge drama, including personal verbal attacks, claiming that check-in is only possible until 16:00 (on the listing it is 15:00 - 23:00). That was by far not a warm welcome.