Unbelievable views from all windows and from super cozy balcony. Definitely worth climbing 90 high stairs. The apartment is beautiful, fits perfectly with its style into the ambiance of the old city and is much bigger then you can assume from photos. Tip: look through the big Santa Croce book on the coffee table and find there this apartment and its balcony pillars on three old painting of Santa Croce piazza from different time periods.
Indeed, there were many young people having fun and even singing on Basilica stairs until the late in the night. But, we were warned about it and it was a part of a unique experience of this amazing place. If you are sensitive to noise, the double windows and tipple doors to the balcony are making a pretty good sound isolation. We left everything open during the 3 nights of our stay, slept very well and even loved it!
If you are sensitive to heat and planning to stay at home during hot summer daytime hours, check whether the new air conditioner chills the living room or not. As, during our stay, there was only one small AC in the whole apartment (in bedroom) and they were going to replace it with a new one. You do not need AC at night and late evenings, unless you need to close all windows.
Ginevra and Lorenzo are lovely hosts that create a feeling of having friends in Florence, rather that only hosts. It starts with very easy communication and recommendations before the trip. Then with very informal check-in process. And continues during the stay with high availability to all questions, asks and needs. Also they have friends in the huge restaurant the next entrance downstairs to pass things if you are not at home or to help with something, like the urgent need in missing wine opener :)