Gabriella's home is lovely and in a perfect location with grocery stores and restaurants close by, an amazing food/market hall just blocks away, lovely stores and easy access to other parts of town. However, we were disappointed by her lack of care for hosting. Several things made our experience unpleasant:
- She didn't send us any check-in instructions, so when we arrived late at night we had no idea where the key was or which apartment was hers. We had to call her (thankfully she picked up).
- She didn't send us any instructions for her home, such as how to control the heat, how work the television, how to work the induction stove, or where to put the garbage. As a result, we had to message her repeatedly with questions.
- She left someone else's trash in the garbage bin when we arrived.
Sadly, it felt like she was only hosting for the money and didn't care about our experience as guests. When staying in someone's home for close to a week and paying almost $1,000 we were hoping for more thoughtfulness and attention to detail.