This was a fun little place to stay door a night in our way to Venice from Florence. The unit is the perfect size. There is a cook top, table and plenty of books about italy to read. The bed is a little awkward to get in to in the loft but i’m 6’-4” talk and didn’t have any issues. Now the bathroom is another story. Everything you need is here but like much of Italy everything is very old. There was almost no water pressure and the shower area is no joke maybe 2’x2’ and you’re continuously touching the shower curtain which isn’t what you want.
Unfortunately it isn’t the nicest place but for the price you can’t complain. This was the first place that we stayed that there were PLENTY of fans to cool the place off. There is an AC unit that has to be specially set up and for some reason this seemed to be a big fuss about having this setup. I know most of Italy doesn’t have AC and they’re used to this but after walking around all day it’s nice to cool off quickly. Michele offered to come back later to set it up for us and rolled the unit into the hallway. When we got back late from our first night, dinner at Donatello’s, it was too late to bother him and I just set it up myself. It literally took 3 minutes to velcro the white tarp to the sides of the window as the velcro is already in place. The place cooled off within an hour and then we just had it running on the fan mode to circulate air into the loft.
Overall the location and price were fantastic. About a 15 minute walk from the train station down the main street. The bus takes ten minutes, which we used to arrive but honestly it would have been faster to walk and get to see some stuff. We only had backpacks so maybe different with luggage. The room is on the top floor but we had no problem with the steps. Extremely quiet location and all the fans made food a very comfortable stay!!
Michele was a fantastic host who loves to dance and lives down a floor and across the hall if you need anything!
Don’t forget to book the road train which follows the longest colonnade in the world up to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca for some amazing views! We had some fun meat pockets at Bello Garno and fantastic gelato at Oggi Gelato. We booked a tour for the train that included food samples from each.