Nicely located house in the hills with stunning views.
Unfortunately the house was not cleaned properly. The owner even urged us (via whatsapp message) not to arrive before 18h00 while normal checkin time was 15h30. But even after arriving at 19h00 we found a very dirty kitchen with dirty fridge, stove, cabinets and used kitchen towels. Also shower towels where not washed (found them stuffed in a cabinet unfolded).
Later at checkout he would urge us that latest checkout time was 11h00 (which we honered), but not so appropriate manners I think considering the checkin process..
There was also construction works going on which he did not inform us about before booking and this was continuous noise of hammers, drills, sawing machines etc. Not nice when you book the house specifically for it's quietness.
Also, beware, he doesn't allow you to wear skin protection (suncream) while using the pool. As good parents with young children...who would allow their kids in and out of the pool at 34°C full sun without skin protection?...very strange and never heard this anywhere before. Also has camera (CCTV) swiveling betwoon looking at the pool and the house...So far for guest privacy.
At checkout, Stefano refused to do a joint tour of the house with me to see if all was ok or not. He said he would check later. When we left, a few hours later a message came that we apparantly had broken 3 TV's (yes you are reading correct...3) while we never even used them (we have iphones and ipad's to watch whatever we want in our language). Luckily I had a feeling he was going to try to recover the damage deposit with a false claim and I made a voice recording of the checkout process which I handed over to Homeaway as proof.
I hope other guests will have a better experience with him but beware..
Maybe it's the Covid-19 situation which makes people do things like this since it had a financial impact on them but it does not justify this reprehensible behavior.
It's really a pity since the house has all it needs to make it a great fallout base for the area with stunning views from the rooms and terrace and pool area.
I still wish the owner all the best though but obviously we will be more carefully checking reviews also on google (google cesoni view)before booking our next stay at a house.
We don't break things, I even send a message to every owner asking if he wants references from other owners we stayed at since I believe this is basic and proper manners.
Marco