Centrally located with a beautiful view. It had all the comforts I expected from the description, simple, not luxurious but very comfortable. And the terrace view, it was outstanding. St. Peters from the terrace....a definite wow factor. And don't worry about restaurants, air conditioning and sounds from Campo di Fiore.
However there was a very important omission from the description that the property manager was totally aware. Other sounds than the fun at the Piazza. Demolition and I assume construction with power tools on the apartment above us. At 8 AM we were awoken with very loud power cutting tools (reciprocating saw) and abrasives grinding away. This went from Monday morning through Wednesday morning. It may have continued on Thursday but we left early on a tour and left before their 8 AM start time.
We paid promptly, and even was required to pay an additional deposit while checking into the property. We were never alerted by the Property Manager or Owner of the very loud and definitely awakening sounds we endured, which thoroughly disrupted and ruined our stay. With this in mind, I feel that we should have been alerted of this inconvenience and had the choice to cancel or reschedule our well planned stay. In other words we were stuck by lies through omission.
I feel I have the right to have known this before we even left for Europe, and at the very least, before our arrival 10 days later. We scheduled the property rental in February and again, was never told of this.
I have rented over 25 properties in my years in Europe. Never have I had to tolerate noise to wake to due to workmen. I would "NEVER" rent a property in this state. Again, the property manager was totally aware of this and never mentioned it until he sent a text confirming his knowledge of this situation 3 days or so into our stay after all the electric grinding and cutting wake up calls.
I am not sure of other's feelings, but after paying the required rent, don't you feel you have the right to know and not be deceived.? I feel I was totally deceived and I thought HomeAway would never endorse such actions....but it happened and I feel I was taken advantage. I had the right to know!