Where do we even start? This was the most amazing experience we have had with a host in all our travels.
Our train was delayed coming in, by a full hour, and Caterina waited for us without issue for check in. When we arrived, we had 4 heavy bags, a stroller, and a sleeping child with us. All the porters to help go over the bridge were done for the night. While we were figuring out how to make it work, Caterina appeared next to us out of nowhere and saved the evening by helping us carry our extremely heavy bags over the very large Scalzi bridge.
The apartment was large and well-appointed, with a lovely balcony and view over the town. There were 2 rooms, both with double beds. One of the rooms was larger and had a desk and seating area which was perfect for my wife to work from. One of the bathrooms was smaller/standard, but the other was very large with lots of lights, mirrors, a bidet, and a sitting space to put your makeup on from.
Location was perfect. The water bus was less than a 5 minute walk away and the train station just across the bridge. Surprisingly it wasn’t in a very tourist heavy location so it was quite peaceful in the evenings, too.
Throughout the trip Caterina was incredibly responsive to any questions we had. When it came time to check out, she met us and walked with us (rolling one of our suitcases again!) to our water taxi, and waited for 20 minutes chatting with us about our stay. Then she helped load us onto the water bus and bid us goodbye.
We will forever be grateful for the warm hospitality of Caterina, it made our trip very special and we will definitely return!