La cercanía al centro

Que el anfitrión me avisó el mismo día de la llegada que el departamento se encontraba en el último piso al que solo se podía acceder por escaleras! 6 pisos subiendo valijas!! Las camas se hundían en el centro y había poca presión de agua al bañarse

Ubicación inmejorable. Te dan todo lo necesario para la estancia (utensilios de cocina, toallas, bolsas de basura...). Roberto, anfitrión, fue muy atento y nos permitió recoger las maletas a las 6, aunque el piso se dejase sobre las 10.

Si viajas en una época calurosa, no recomiendo la casa. El aire acondicionado es bastante antiguo y apenas enfría; da igual el tiempo que lo tengas encendido que casi no notarás la diferencia. La combinación del "no aire" y la ubicación en el cuarto piso, que parece un sexto —segun vas subiendo notas como la temperatura aumenta considerablemente— hace que la estancia resulte, en ocasiones, incómoda. La neverita enfría, pero no congela. Las instalaciones son algo antiguas, un detalle que no se aprecia mucho en las fotos, aunque no es un gran problema.

Posizione perfetta, a due passi dal Duomo, proprietario preciso e gentile.

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The location of the apartment is undeniably convenient. Literally down the street from the main square with the Basilica in one direction and the Academia in the opposite direction. Also a convenient 10-ish minute walk from the train station. The view of the Duomo from the apartment is also stunning, especially at night. Having a kitchenette was very helpful, especially with a grocery store so close by, you can stock up on snacks and save some money on meals. There is a washing machine, which is awesome, especially if you packed light and need to freshen up your wardrobe after a long hot day.

The apartment itself although clean and conveniently located, leaves a lot to be desired. It’s a. 4 flight climb to the top floor (about 120 steps). It looks like they might be installing a lift, but it’s no where close to being in yet. It has an air conditioning unit, but it struggles to keep up with the Summer heat wave, so be prepared to sleep hot and with the windows open, which will then result in you being bitten by mosquitos all night because there are either no screens, or torn screens on the windows. There is too much furniture, that too, cheap and flimsy, in the apartment, which makes it feel smaller than it is (in terms of square footage, for an Italian apartment, it’s actually pretty big) but becomes cramped with all of the stuff in it. The bed is very soft (which is up to the individual to decide if it’s comfortable, but it wasn’t for me) and the sheets don’t fit and pop off every time you sit on the bed. (The futon is actually quite comfortable for me because it was a lot firmer). For the price, it was a little disappointing, but, you take the good with the bad. It could be easily made into a 4-star, but is currently more like a 2.5 star. Which is fine, but know that your paying for location, and that’s all.