This was a great place for me and my friend to use as a base for our travels, there are some good shops nearby including a lovely gelato place. We weren’t there often but when we were there were a few things that weren’t quiet right.
When we got there the cleaners had yet to arrive and we had to wait for them to clean before we could unpack and get settled. We quickly noticed the toilet was not working and were told as a solution to put water in the bowl ourselves. After a few nights our shower stoped draining properly and we had to plunge it to stop it flooding the place. The floor wasn’t clean and left our feet and socks black as we walked around the place and our sheets and towels had stains on them too. They left us with half a roll of toilet paper for the whole week so we had to go out and buy some of our own. The walls in the flat are paper thin and you can hear everything going on outside and in the adjoining apartments. On the first few nights construction was going on right outside the place that woke us at 7am and left us uncomfortable leaving the place as the builders would try talk to us. A dog nearby also kept us awake as it would bark when left alone. If you are sleeping downstairs one of the windows hasn’t got a proper curtain on it and let’s light in.
Otherwise, we had a lovely time in Florence, the tram is dead cheap at €1.50 for a 90 minute ticket. We would highly recommend the city sightseeing bus tours and to eat as much gelato as possible! This apartment is lovely if you can stand noise :-)