Luca is a kind host and allowed me to check in early but we had some communication mixups about that, as I had specifically said when my flight was coming in but apparently he expected me to call, so I wound up waiting outside the apartment for half-an-hour for his father to cycle over and let me in.
It’s important to note that there are probably more stairs than you would expect — between getting to the first floor, where the common space is, and then the bedroom, it’s about 40-something steps. Nothing too bad but if you have mobility issues, be aware of it.
I think the room is fine for people looking for budget stays but if you have loftier standards, it may not be right for you.
I was a bit frustrated by things like the kitchen, where there were no serviettes or other seemingly obvious things for convenience, and where there’s a fancy coffee maker but no coffee, etc. Washing supplies for dishes seemed a little old and sketchy, that kind of thing. The pillows were lumpy.
It felt to me sort of like this is the start of what •could• be a really good place to stay (some of the apartment seems to be under renovation) but that it has some work to get to that point — as well as it needs some investing in nicer bedding, new pillows, etc.
Keep in mind, I’ve stayed at over 60 AirBNBs in three years so I’ve had a lot of them to compare to.
There are far worse AirBNBs out there. FAR WORSE, believe me.
But, for me, calling this one a “prestige” suite is not accurate. It’s a budget stay, not a prestigious one.
(And I really like Luca so I feel bad being honest, but I know people spend their hard-earned money and accuracy matters.)