Red Horse

Communication with the host was excellent. She was very accommodating and helpful. Rooms were a good size.

Only issues were mosquitoes and not working air con

Lovely homely atmosphere. Beautiful welcome. Clear explanations. Felt authentic. Little sunroof nook was a favourite spot. Quiet surroundings. Respect for neighbours.

I forgot the Key box code on leaving.

Great location.Clean room and bathroom. Very good communication woth host.

We stayed for just one night, and the main plus was the paid parking right downstairs, very convenient if you’re driving. Pro tip: parking is actually free from 8 PM to 8 AM, but no one tells you that, we only found out thanks to some kind strangers passing by. So make sure to only pay for the hours outside that window. There’s also a SPAR grocery store just around the corner, and for breakfast you get a voucher to a café nearby, right on Vittorio Emanuele Square: not inside the hostel itself, but close enough.

I’d say this isn’t really a hotel or a hostel: you’re basically just renting a room. In our case, the room had only a chest of drawers and a TV with a video console (in Italian), but no fridge, no cups, no cutlery, and not even enough outlets to charge basic travel gear like phones or headphones. Honestly, a mini-fridge and a couple of mugs would’ve been way more useful than a TV setup. The bathroom was private but located down the hall, you need a key to access it. The air circulation wasn’t great, so it felt constantly damp, which wasn’t the most pleasant. The communication around check-in also felt a bit sketchy. Even though we booked through Booking.com, we received multiple scammy-looking links asking for passport photos, some through email, others via WhatsApp: not ideal when the number contacting you isn’t even a verified business account. It didn’t feel secure. And we felt very rushed during check-out. Check-out is listed as 12 PM, but we were being messaged starting at 9:30 AM with reminders to leave and we checked out at 10:03! After we gave the keys to the cleaner, no one updated the owner, so we got extra calls asking where we left them. The whole self-check-in/out process could really use more clarity and less pressure.