What a jewel of a place and a host. Irene was great with communication, both before we arrived, during our reservation, and even responded quickly after our visit there. Her place was just as listed and described. She met us at the train station and even helped carry a piece of our luggage. She provided us with snacks and beverage upon our arrival, which was very welcomed after our long train ride. Her location is just on the other side of the bridge from the St Lucia train station and so convenient to a vaperetto station and a small grocery store as well. No lugging your belongings all over the island to get to her apartment.
There is a quiet shaded courtyard in the entrance of her apartment. We were able to relax there and enjoy the mornings if wanted. The air conditioning worked great throughout the house, a problem we had in other listings we stayed at in Italy. It was nice to be able to wash some clothing before we boarded our cruise ship. I would just suggest to use the outdoor clothing line to dry the clothes more quickly than the machine seemed to do. My daughters even mentioned that Irene's place was their favorite of all the places we had stayed through our time in Italy. Mine too. Thanks Irene!