We stayed in this home for six weeks (Aug-Oct) with our two children.
The good: the house and terrace are exactly as pictured, very nice home, gorgeous terrace. Olala Homes was super- great communication for anything we needed (they arranged a house cleaning at our request and also we got locked out once and were so quick and helpful getting us back in). The house was well appointed and in fact was actually even a slight bit bigger than we had expected.
The bad. Obviously we rented this home because of the uniquely large terrace. We thought it would be a nice space for us to enjoy meals with our kids, or morning coffee, or wine after kids went to bed. We thought it would be a nice reprieve during days when we didn’t want to go sightseeing that we would have some outdoor space to enjoy. Well we were wrong. Though it is no fault of the owners/ management, the terrace is somewhat of a fishbowl with numerous terraces surrounding it and looking down into it. This would not have been a deal breaker in and of itself but the problem is that most (not all) of the surrounding terraces are locals who clearly despise living next to a rental. For example, the very first time we walked into the apartment and went out to see the terrace, the neighbors who share the terrace abruptly got up and slammed their doors shut. Clearly we were not welcome. We tried to make some use of the terrace during our first couple of days, but same sort of harsh treatment from the neighbors made us feel really uncomfortable so we just stopped going out there. My kids went out there exactly one time in six weeks- it was 3 pm on a Thursday during our last week, and they were doing an art project and laughing- a surrounding neighborhood came out to yell/scold us that we were being disrespectful and that we needed to take our kids to a park. It was ludicrous. My husband and I own several long and short term rentals and are very conscientious and responsible renters- it is the neighbors and not us who were unreasonable and disrespectful. In total, in six weeks, we spent maybe two hours outside on the terrace- and without the terrace the house is nothing special and certainly not worth the exorbitant price we paid. Ultimately we used the terrace only for drying clothes which is a shame. Given our experience, unless you are solo or a couple who plans to use the terrace only to go outside and read, this is not the place. Meals, drinks, conversation are highly frowned upon. It was a super disappointing (and expensive!) experience for us.