Short version:
Just don't go there.
For the details:
Let's start with what went well:
- Optimal location
- Comfortable bed
- Functioning AC (though the vent is placed in the living room, which is not very practical as the bedroom can get hot)
But we encountered some major problems, both with Monika and the apartment itself:
- Monika was a disrespectful, rude and unhelpful host
- She was very unprofessional, to say the least, and of ill faith
- In the description, she mentions the possibility to park in front of her agency (for a fee). When we arrived, we discovered that the parking did not exist anymore and the one she recommended us was full.
We thus had a very hard time finding a parking spot that was safe and relatively affordable
- When we asked her for help, she said she was too busy to do anything for us at the moment and basically told us to figure it out ourselves.
Only after 1 hour did she send us a link to a parking
- Also, we had no Wifi when arriving in the apartment; the one mentioned by Monika did not exist.
She later texted us the name and password of another Wifi
- For a 55€ cleaning fee, the apartment was not very clean (dirt under the bed and suspicious stains on the couch), AND you have to take out your own trash at the risk of being fined 30€.
- The apartment is not as bright, nor as big as pictured in the photos, especially the bathroom whose shower was cranked, to say the least.
In conclusion: really poor quality to price ratio, but Monika's disrespectful comments about us were free. Never in 6 years of using Airbnb have we had such a bad experience with an unprofessional and unpolite host.
We initially chose this place specifically for the possibility to park close to it. Without this asset, this apartment is clearly not worth its exaggerated price.
By the way, for the ones looking for safe and affordable parking, go to Parcheggio Parterre (15€/day and 10 min walk from the apartment).
Knowing this, you will maybe make a wiser choice than we did.
We trusted the fact that Monika was a superhost on Airbnb and that she seemed to have a lot of experience, but looks can be deceiving as she did not live to that expectation at all.