As all the review I read said, our hosts were just charming. They ran out to greet us at the gates, carried our bags back for us (which were heavy and numerous) and were just so very pleasant. Their English is rather good (thank goodness, since my Italian isn't). They showed us how everything worked in the apartment, gave us our keys, and assured us that this was our house throughout our stay. And it was. We never heard anyone in the common area except for once. the apartment is beautiful and spacious and contained everything that we needed. As their greeting gift they left us fruits, juice and milk & some wafer cookies. They were also quite helpful with useful information for the area and were all prepared with maps and their recommended restaurants. They were also very helpful by reserving taxis for us on numerous occasions. It was like staying with family. And, upon our departure, as a result of our of our party saying she liked the candy in the common room, Anna went to the trouble of biking out to her store and buying each of us a gigantic bag of it.. So, very sweet. I definitely recommend A e E's apartment. It's beautiful and very well situated. A lovely stay.