I REALLY want to give this place the full five stars. The hosts are wonderful, the apartment is gorgeous and has lots of amenities...and it is in a great location as far as Florence's beautiful sites are concerned. Here's the problem: The noise level is extremely high due to not only a nearby hospital, and the scooters/cars/buses that echo down the narrow street, but a nearby Night Club that plays disco music until 4 am. We could not only hear the music, but we could feel the thump-thump of the bass/beat throughout the apartment. We only got about 3 hours of (restless) sleep per night.