Sweet Holidays In Rome

Good location

We stayed there for 2 nights. The apartment was quite small, it is just one bedroom and an attached bathroom. Although we booked off booking.com, the place did not appear super professional, it appeared to resemble one flat turned into multiple rooms that are out for rent. The bunk bed for the guests is very small and if you are a taller/larger person, you may struggle to fit into the bed. However, the place was in a good location close to the station. I think the apartment is most appropriate for 2 people, not 4. However, what was quite frustrating and inappropriate I think is that we were 4 young girls staying at the apartment. When we arrived, we already informed reception what time we would checkout. However on the second night, a man knocked on our door and did not introduce himself. I asked him through the door who he was and he said “are you listening, what time are you checking out”. This felt quite scary and intimidating as it was 9pm at night and we had no clue who he has. I asked him for his identity and he said he worked at reception. He asked us once again what time we were checking out, I told him we already informed reception when we arrived and that If he wishes to talk to us he must do so through booking.com. We did not feel safe or comfortable opening the door to converse to a man we had never met before and could not confirm the identity of. I later messaged the property to confirm his identity and they apologized for the miscommunication. The next morning, he was there at reception and he was very adamant that he has not doing anything wrong and he felt that since he knew we were in there it was easier for him to talk to us directly. However, I still feel that it was quite inappropriate and unprofessional for him to knock on the door at 9pm at night, given that we had never met him before. This would not have occurred at a “proper hotel” or establishment.