Based on great reviews & photos listed, we booked this property during our stay in Italy and were set to check in earlier this week & were looking forward to a relaxing stay with the entire Villa to ourselves, as this was going to be one of the final stays of the trip.
This was not our first time travelling in Italy, or staying in rentals & all of our accommodations were as exactly as advertised so we expected the same thing with this home.
Upon arriving we had multiple concerns, but the biggest and the reason for this review is to warn others about the awful smell that struck us immediately after opening the front door. The smell of mold was so bad that within 5 mins of being there, developed a very bad headache and felt sick, not being able to stay indoors.
We contacted the host & explained our concerns, that we would have to arrange other accommodations.
Initially he was very responsive & understanding. Agreeing to look into what resolutions would be offered but asked us to give a few days, which we did. He has now decided to not provide any solutions/compensation for the money we are out of pocket & told us to look into alternative ways of requesting a refund & has stopped replying.
Overall very disappointed in the host & this property!!
Other items to note:
-Beach not within walking distance - more remote than listed
-Old garbage/debris
-Unkept grounds - broken tree's & not maintained
-Pool was dirty
-Home did not seem to be cleaned very well