Check-in wasn’t ideal—had pre-arranged to meet the host at 10.30am at the Arsenale pier because I didn’t have data. Turned out I arrived 10am but went to the nearby cafe to keep warm from the freezing cold and icy winds. Went back to pier at 10.30am to wait for host, but didn’t see anyone in sight.
Then decided to try SMS host at 10.38am with my Austrian SIM card to see if it works, and thankfully it did. Host told me he will be 30 minutes late. So we waited in the cold for almost 40 minutes before he finally arrived—because we had already paid and left the cafe and we also didn’t want him to miss us if we weren’t there.
He then arrived and told us it was a busy day for him and hastily led us to the apartment—but was kind enough to carry our hand-carry luggage.
We then arrived at the apartment within 5 minutes walk, and was then told to show him our passports for registrations—he took photos of it. Then collected Euros 4 each for city tax. We weren’t sure about having our personal information (passport details) collected, which I will check with Airbnb.
Apart from the less than ideal check-in experience, we had a good experience with the apartment. It was a beautiful and stylish apartment with a stunning view of sea.
Very safe and clean apartment, with a functional kitchenette — small refrigerator, gas stove (4 burners), kitchen ventilation, a sandwich toaster, a microwave oven, knives, a pair of scissors, cutlery and utensils. Helped a lot with cooking our meals.
A dining table for 4 by the window. Next to a flat screen TV, in a spacious living room with a cozy couch. Love the artistic touches of beautiful paintings and ornaments.
Came with a washing machine as well.
All is great, but do bring your own toiletries — especially body wash and shampoo, which are not provided.
Comfortable stay with great sleep!
Host was kind to extend our check out by an hour.