Arriving a day after Antonella had her first child may have been unfortunate for me. Since she could not be there, she sent her friends, a sweet young, timid girl with her father, neither who spoke English, which didn’t bother me, since it gave me the opportunity to practice my Italian. However, it was clear that they were not equipped to answer my questions, (our respective lack of fluency did not help) nor should they have been expected to do so. That said, I was disappointed that Antonella made no arrangements to communicate a bit of insight to the neighborhood and some possible suggestions, or even any information about the apartment itself that I might need to know, e.g., where to put the trash, info on using the washing machine, etc. After all she knew she knew that both I and her new baby were coming well in advance, so she could have communicated any information I needed to know well in advance. Disappointing welcome. I sent her an email to which she responded that it was a great city to explore on foot and named a couples of restaurants and a nearby market, but neglected to respond to my questions about the apartment. But, the worst part of staying there, was that I arrived during a heat wave and although there is a very small terrace, it’s enclosed by other buildings so it does not receive any breeze and there was absolutely no air in the sweltering apartment. Furthermore, the mosquitoes are fierce in the summer. It was extremely uncomfortable and made me sad to find no relief returning there after a long, hot day of sightseeing. I asked about where to buy a fan, but had no response, (even though I would have thought she could have provided that) so I spent a morning in search of a place to buy one, assembled it and ultimately left it there for the next guests. A little consideration, though, especially during the extreme heat would have been greatly appreciated. Although the bed is comfortable and the apt. centrally located, I would not recommend staying there in the summer unless air conditioned is added or at least a couple of reasonably efficient fans. Also, I was a bit disappointed that I had to supply toilet paper and bath soap (there was a teeny bit of liquid soap and a few squares of TP), which probably would not have been as irritating had everything gone a bit smoother and there had been better communication.