We arrived beyond the desired check-in time of 8pm (kind of early for a hotel), but made the call to Hotels.com and they gave us instructions on how to get our keys. Of course, the threat of a 30 Euro late check-in fee was always in the back of our minds. When we go to the room, that is when it got very interesting! The apartment was setup in a strange way, two floors - and things looked outdated. As we proceeded up the stairs to the main living space, we could see the countertops are so old the formica surface had been damaged numerous places and had gotten wet - causing the particle-board backing to bubble-up and separate (and mold is setting in). Same with the skirt on the bathtub - falling apart and looked very nasty. The tile floor was cracked in the kitchen. There was an odor in the apartment - it was either wet paint or smoke-smell from previous renters. The water in the shower was at least warm, but when you try to run the sink water and the shower at the same time there was zero flow to the shower. Also, this was affected by people in other apartments running their water at the same time. Hotel rules require you to take all trash bags out to the bins yourself (I mean come-on, really - the cleaning crew can't handle this service???). Don't drink the water from the sink - it tastes bad! My wife and kids were trying to convince me to leave and find another hotel...however after driving 12 hours up from Italy I was too tired to find another place. Good luck!