The best school I have tried!
I have been taking lessons at Thatsmandarin for several months and I could not be more satisfied of my choice. Over the years I have taken lessons with roughly 10 teachers from different schools, both in China and in Italy, and I can say that Elva (郝老师) is the best teacher I have ever had. Why? Not only because she is very prepared in terms of Chinese grammar, almost never speaks English unless strictly needed, very organised in terms of the material used in every lesson, but also because she is very passionate about her job, she's very committed to bring value to the lesson, she enriches the contents of the lesson with anecdotes and references to Chinese culture, which make her lessons not only very useful but also very interesting. The platform and materials are top for the purpose and make the difference compared to other schools, especially the videos - which they shoot themselves, which are useful to test one's listening skills (you can add subtitles, Pinyin, English if you wish, regulate the speed, etc.). It is more expensive than other schools, but totally worth it.