We had booked this apartment because of the excellent reviews. However the five stars are definitely not warranted in our opinion. 3 at the most. Here are the reasons:

The apartment is well located and very spacious but very poorly furnished and equipped and it was not very clean.

There is only half a kitchen: it has a beautiful gas stove which can be seen in the photos but there are no counter tops or cupboards in the kitchen except for a board across the washing machine and the dishwasher ( very very noisy!). There are NO cupboards in the kitchen! In a small pantry-like room next to it, is a cupboard where you have to get the dishes - a mix of old mis-matched dishes- and some supplies. Only one wine glass!

There is no place to even put a spoon next to the stove.

The sink is an old stone trough. You cannot wash dishes in it since it is shallow and there is no basin or a stopper. The drain stinks of sewer in the morning.

The livingroom is humungous, but totally bare except for an older white vinyl sofa and an Ikea shelf for the TV. and a small side table. No picture on any of the walls in the whole place! ( Actually there are two empty picture frames!) The floor needs refinishing. There are broken parts and it is dirty.

The master bedroom has no closet nor any dresser. You have to keep your clothes in the suitcase. The duvets in both bedrooms have no covers, just a white sheet. Not very hygienic!

The blind on the window was torn and filthy.

The bathroom shower holder is broken, hand-held only. The floor is partly rough stone and tile but there is no bath mat.

There is no internet wifi.

We only ended up staying because a kind neighbour hooked us up to their wifi and helped us in other ways and because our friends are 80 years old and could not face a move.

This place has lots of potential but it is shabby and is lacking of true care and comfort!

Maybe the owner has been resting on their laurels too long.

Also, the photos for the apartment are from two different apartments. It is hard to tell which belongs to which. The “other” apartment seems to have a nice kitchen.

When we asked about how to get some heat —it was the end of October and cold—-

Valentina did send someone but told us that we could not turn the heat above 2. A 2 setting is not even luke warm!