My mother and I stayed at Susanna and Sandro's home for over a week earlier this month. First of all, the pictures on Airbnb are completely accurate, no photoshopping. The kitchen is gorgeous. It's the type of kitchen where you would have all of your family over for dinner, very homely, warm and welcoming. Everything is clean and pristine. My mom slept in the big bedroom and I only slept in the other bedroom. Beds couldn't have been more comfortable.
When you open the windows in the apartment, you totally feel like you are living in real Italy. You feel like a local. The area makes you feel like a local. It's close enough to tourist stuff where you don't have to take a bus or cab everywhere - Piazza di Santa Croce and the church are literally one block down and one block up the street. But it's not smack dab in the center of the tourist crush. So you'll find more authentic restaurants, shops, adventures. And it is absolutely QUIET. If you usually have trouble sleeping because of noise, you'll have no trouble here.
Susanna and Sandro also offered lots of great tips for restaurants, shops, etc. in the area. And lots of travel books for inspiration. They were available for any help we needed (fortunately we didn't need to bug them but both of them are a quick call away if you do need anything).
One warning to anyone whose never been to Italy: you will spend a lot of time walking in the street because the sidewalks are so narrow. Driving must be a sport in Italy, how else do the drivers not hit more people?
Reserve Susanna and Sandro's home, you will not regret it!