I am really torn about this review. If I could have given it 3 1/2 stars I would have. I will just break it down between pros and cons
Pros: The hosts were awesome. We booked this at the last minute. Sabrina was very responsive to all of our questions. Marco, her husband, was there when we checked in. He let us get in a little early which was great. The place was clean and the beds were comfortable. It is a garden level apartment so there are no stairs which was a treat. There is a laundry room which was great after traveling for eight days. When you use the dryer you need to empty out the water drawer which is in the top left corner of the dryer. Works great but you may have to run it more than once. The patio was really pretty but I will get to that in a minute. The location was amazing. It only took us 15 minutes to walk to the Accademia; 10 for Uffizi. There is a market about 5 minutes away. There is also an open market in the mornings that has so much fresh produce. I just wish it was open later.
Cons: This is where this place lost some points. The place is not quiet. The neighbors were really loud. If you stay in the first floor bedroom you can hear people coming up and down the stairs. You can also hear the neighbors above. Very sad when we finally had a morning to sleep in and were awoken early. The garden patio was lovely but unusable. The mosquitoes were awful...got eaten alive just to go do laundry. This isn't the owner's fault...we had issues w/ them in Assisi too...just wanted future visitors to know about it. The thing that bothered me the most is that we paid over $110.00 in cleaning and service fees (about 1/4th of the total cost) to stay there yet we had to take out our own trash. It doesn't sound like a big deal but it is a block and a half away to dump it. I have no problem separating items for recycling but I just think for that money that should have been included.
Overall I would recommend this place but just wanted future visitors to be aware of some of the issues.