B&B La Casa di Giò Bed and Breakfast

We paid £1, 500 to be told we shouldn’t have been using the area. The hosts were incredibly rude and hostile towards us despite our attempts to be friendly and help clean up. They treated us like children as opposed to treating us like adults. If we had known we would have been constantly watched over and scolded like dogs we wouldn’t have booked our stay there. They had 10 days to speak to us or lay down some rules but waited until we were leaving to have a go at us about how we shouldn’t have been using the area and how we spent our “entire time” at the villa, despite us spending 5 days away from the space; including a night we booked in Rome to get away from the environment. One of the hosts came in early while we were packing and binned some of our items as she threw a tantrum despite us leaving the area near-immaculate, and earlier on the holiday had left an expensive foundation teetering in the edge of a table so it fell and broke. We had been told we were “disrespecting” the house despite cleaning up any actual mess such as food etc, only leaving clutter around as we were a group of women. We were lectured on “damages” which was literally a few dots of suncream that had landed on their outside tablecloth. Worst b&b experience I’ve had… if you could call it that. The few breakfasts they did give us were dismal before the wife gave up even slapping down our few warm slices of meat and cheese.

On initial arrival the hosts, Giorgio and his wife, seemed welcoming and helpful — Giorgio offering to carry our heavy cases up the stairs etc. The first few days we spent in the apartment were very comfortable and everything we hoped it would be.
One morning at the private pool Giorgio’s wife scolded us, her paying guests, in a hostile Italian bark which we did not understand, for not covering up enough. There were no signs anywhere indicating we had to be fully covered, and the interaction was humiliating for all those involved, we were shouted at like children and for the rest of our stay we felt very uncomfortable; so much so that we spent 2 days and 1 night in the city centre of Rome at extra expense to take some time away from our hosts. After this encounter Giorgio’s wife was rude towards us for the rest of our stay, throwing us dirty looks constantly and all friendliness that had been there at the start vanished.
During our stay we spent another full day at a beach club, and 2 of our 10 days were spent travelling — out of 10 days we had booked and paid for, only 5 full days were spent in the apartment and surrounding areas. At the end of our stay as we were leaving with luggage, Giorgio advised us that next time we stay in Italy we should not spend so much time in the apartment, and that he found it difficult because we were there so much. He told us it was his house too, he was running a BnB, not a hotel.

This B&B is fantastic. The facilities are modern, spacious and very clean. The pool and garden are lovely (much nicer than hotels and resorts we've been to — the pictures don't do it justice), and it is quiet and peaceful. But the hosts, Giorgio and Simonetta, are really what makes this place special! Facilitating our travel from the airport and to public transportation was above and beyond anything we expected, and their attention to detail really made our trip. Breakfast was delicious and plentiful, and served in the garden. I highly recommend this B&B, it's a perfect place for those looking to enjoy Rome on a relaxing holiday!