6/10 Okay
Sarah R., Exeter, Devon
20 Aug 2019
Liked: Cleanliness
Convenient for the train station
Jacopo, who owns this apartment was most helpful and very friendly and he answered all our questions, so I feel slightly hesitant about saying anything negative about this property. However, I have been staying in VRBO properties since 2011 and so I feel qualified to make comments. First the pluses: the apartment is literally a few minutes walk from the main train station from where you can catch a bus to Central Perugia or a train to Assisi. To get to the historic centre is a very long uphill walk which we didn't attempt even though we walk everywhere, but there were escalators to help you on your way.
The apartment was on the 7th floor so had a nice view and the main balcony, although small, was big enough for us to sit out and eat at one of the small tables. The second balcony off the bedroom is tiny and overlooked by the next door apartment. The photo showing a double bed opposite the main balcony actually shows the view from the sofa bed in the living room. The washing machine was extremely useful and the bed was comfortable with quality sheets and towels. In the list of amenities, I overlooked the fact that there was no air conditioning.
We don't do any cooking on holiday, but most properties have all the crockery neatly stacked in the kitchen cupboards, whereas here, all the crockery was randomly put into the draining rack in a cupboard above the sink. Usually there is olive oil, vinegar and a few other items. Here there was nothing apart from two coffee capsules and one very old dish washer tablet.
Quite often there are guidebooks, maps, bus timetables of the area, restaurant recommendations but here there was no information for tourists.
The apartment was advertised for 4 people and yet there was 'an additional guest' fee for even the second person, which I felt was a bit misleading.
Although the place was clean, I just felt that it wasn't up to the standards of many VRBO properties in which I have stayed. The basic price as advertised is totally misleading, given what we paid for two of us. I have never come across an apartment allegedly sleeping four people where the price as advertised is for one person. This apartment sleeps two in a spacious bedroom but has a sofa bed in the living room.
Sarah R.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019