We with my husband stayed in Alessandro's apartment for 4 days in January and had enjoyed our stay a lot.
We had no chance to meet Alessandro himself but were greeted by his friend who actually even spoke Russian. He showed the flat to us and patiently answered all our questions. In addition, we were presented with the bottle of vine and the biscuits)
The apartment is exceptionally clean, bright, spacious, fully equipped, we had a feeling that it was just renovated. It is placed on the 2nd floor without elevator, but we had no difficulty at all.
You may find that it is not in the city center, however, we found location exceptionally comfortable- Coop supermarket is just around the corner and bus "1" stops just few meters from the door and goes directly to the train station (city center). The journey will take just 10 minutes.
We highly recommend the host and the apartment for future guests and say Great Thank you for Alessandro's and his friend's hospitality.