Casa Arancia

These apartments are up some steps in the heart of the old town. For the money (around £350) for four nights they are exceptional value. I don’t think we could have gotten anywhere as good for what we paid. They are part of the scalini palace hotel but separate about a five minute walk away. No joining instructions sent when we arrived I had to WhatsApp to get door code. We assumed as we’d organised a taxi through them and they knew our arrival time they would either meet us or send instructions. We didn’t even know it was part of the hotel or where the reception was. The apartment is lovely, modern kitchen and bathroom with a really hot shower. Air con, safe, TV etc. the apartment has a microwave and some pots. Cups, glasses etc. things that would make it better would be a kettle and better towels. I’m 5.10 and the towels barely covered my middle as they were tiny. One frustration was the lack of proper blinds in the apartment. The bathroom is right next to the kitchen window, and the opposite apartment looks directly in. No blind on this window. The bed is upstairs on a really cool mezzanine but the blinds are Venetian blinds and poorly fitted so a lot of light comes in around them, we were awake in full daylight around 6am every day as a result. The bed is very comfy. Host was available via WhatsApp throughout to ask questions etc The apartment could do with some more hooks, shelves and clothes storage. It also needs another mirror, one mirror in the bathroom isn’t enough. A few finishing touches would have made this a five star review, these are things that could be very easily resolved. Overall a great stay.