First, we would like to say that our host, Simone, even if we didn't meet her personally, was always super responsive and seemed to be very nice. She also left us a bottle of wine, which we really appreciated, and she provided us as well with a cot and a high chair for our baby, which we found useful and very nice from her part.
Another thing we appreciated was that there were basic things to cook, like oil, salt, pasta, sugar, coffee, etc.
However, regarding the house, I have to say that it looked much better in the pictures than in reality. It is not bad (for us better than many of those apartments without any personality) but it is pretty rundown. There are quite a few old furniture that need replacement and the stove is almost unusable; it takes 10 minutes just to heat enough to cook anything basic. Also the frypans and kitchen utensils are super old. I have kids and needed to cook meals for them so it was pretty inconvenient all this. I would advice the owner to correct all this and also to put a simple microwave, which can make the life of a family much easier.
The backyard is nice to have it but also needs some maintenance.
The house wasn't sparkling clean, which does not reflect the relatively high cleaning fee. I don't mean that the house was dirty but more that the cleaner didn't do a very good job.
But the the biggest problem of the house is that it has a very strong smell of humidity that didn't go away in the 4 days we stayed there, despite keeping windows and doors open. In the living room there was what looked like a very old dehumidifier but not sure these machines really do much, especially such old ones.
So, all in all, this house is not a bad a choice but I think there is lots of room for improvement.