The apartment was clean, conveniently located, and was tastefully furnished.
We explain the downsides below. This is purely based off our 4 days 3 nights experience at the apartment, and does not account for any of the host’s explanations, save for what we have been told.
We had trouble with the thermostat on our first day, and also the hot water temperature on our second day onwards. We sent a message to the host on this issue, but received no response. We spent quite a bit of time googling a manual for the thermostat in English, but could only find Italian/German versions. YouTube manual videos are also in Italian.
Even after figuring it out, the bedroom was not well ventilated and air conditioned. This was even though we also turned on the aircon that was in the living room. It was also not possible to open the windows for more ventilation for privacy reasons. The bedroom is located just opposite the balcony of what appears to be another apartment.
We also found that hot water would not come out of the shower for more than 2 minutes, and that the water was then ice-cold. This was rather difficult for us.
Within 1 hour of our check out, however, the host informed us that he was having issues with the Airbnb app and had not seen our message to him. It seems that all such issues were resolved after our check out, however. He had no issues promptly responding to us on the payment of tourist tax, which we had unfortunately missed.
Do note that the host expects the tourist tax to be made by placing the cash on the dining table on your last day. There were no clear instructions on this to us, save for the listing stating that it was to be made in cash and on the first day of our visit. This confused us as it was a self-check in, and thereafter we assumed that this could be paid via the app. The host kindly accommodated our request to pay via the app.
As hot water and AC are important criteria for me and my partner, I personally would not recommend the apartment to other travellers, especially in the heat of the summer. If however they are non-issues for you, or other reviewers hereafter say that they had no such issues, the apartment could be a great fit for you.