I stayed at Elena's apartment for 5 nights with my mom, and we had an absolutely great stay! The apartment looks exactly like the pictures, and was very beautiful and cozy - perfect for the two of us! The bed and pillows were super comfortable! The balcony was wonderful to have, we enjoyed some wine out there a couple of nights. The location is great - close to everything and always felt very safe! As some others have mentioned, it is definitely noisy as you are right on a busy street, and the windows are not very sound proof. I would suggest bringing or buying earplugs to sleep at night - they helped a lot and we were able to sleep just fine with them. Other than the noise, which should be expected when staying in the heart of a busy city, the place is absolutely perfect!!

The BEST part of the stay was having Elena as such an amazing host. When we arrived she spent over an hour with us going through a map of Florence and pointing out all the important things too see, where to eat, shop, etc. She answered any and all of our questions, and in general was such a lovely and nice welcome to start our visit in Florence with. She also left us some tea/coffee/water, cereal, and bread and jams which was unexpected and so nice of her to do!

If I were to visit Florence again I would 100% stay at Elena's! It was an amazing experience all around!

Thank you for such a great stay Elena!! :)