First the good news: Serena was a good host, helpful but respecting one's privacy. The location is great, the garden is indeed peaceful, and the pics reflect what is inside the apartment.
The bad and disappointing news is that the place in September was unbearably hot and the air conditioning is not powerful enough to help much. The fridge is very small and requieres feats of space engineering just to manage to stuff the bare minimum inside. Also, we did find some crawling things. The gardener seems to think that it's a great idea to blow all the grass and leaves INTO the apartment. Last but not least, the pool and the jacuzzi are great to look at but are not cleaned, perhaps so that you won't gather the courage to use them.