Location is good, the room is clean and nicely decorated. However I was disappointed for the fowling reasons.
First, this listing is misleading. The unit is one of the many apartments managed by ASPACIOS, a local serviced apartment company. So there is no personal touch or an ‘host’ named Francesca. (In fact there is probably no such person by this name because not once did I correspond with Francesca). Upon booking, the message I got was ‘Tell us your flight info so we can schedule your check in time.” No ‘thank you for booking’ or ‘looking forward to welcoming you’ type of message. Then upon arrival the agent who met us presented us with a tenant contract for Aspacio. We were annoyed. If we book through Airbnb isn’t that the contract? Why do we have to sign a contract with a company we don’t even know?
I get that many hotels and serviced apartments distribute their inventory on Airbnb now, but shouldn’t they at least be required to list as a business rather than to falsely seem like an individual? What we like about Airbnb is the connection we have with real local hosts who put their personal touch and knowledge into welcoming us and making our stay enjoyable. This place has none of these aspects. In this sense I find this listing to be misleading and lacks the charm of personal touch that Airbnb’s concept was founded on.
Second, it is overpriced. For the price, it lacks the basic amenities that give convenience to travelers. In the kitchen there are salt & pepper shakers and oil container but they are all empty. There is a washing machine but there is no detergent. There is no tissue paper or kitchen paper towel and bathroom doesn’t have any cotton buds or Q-tips. What we got was 2 tablets of dishwasher detergents and 3 Nespresso capsules for 4-nights stay. We don’t expect a cabinet full of condiments and luxury bath amenities, but we found this to be too scarce for the price we paid. In other Airbnbs we have stayed (Alsace, Burgundy, Piedmont, Lisbon, Porto, Tokyo...) these were all equipped yet the prices were far less. Instead you’ll find professionally designed & printed materials like the key card sleeve, neighborhood map and tenant rules framed on the wall. I felt like my dollars spent was contributing to the marketing expense of ASPACIOS rather than to my stay.
If you don’t need the friendly local personal touches and prefer just the pretty looking rooms then this place is for you. But if you want more connections with people who actually welcome you, then I would choose elsewhere.