We were moderately happy with our stay at this apartment. Our host, Kevin, was very friendly and informative, even providing additional information on Indian restaurants in Florence. We were a few minutes late for our check-in due to a train delay, which was no problem for him.
The location of the apartment is nice, very centrally located next to St Croce, and within walking distance of all major attractions.
However, there were some problems with the apartment.
- The apartment is on the third floor with a narrow staircase, which might not be good for all ages.
- The stairs to the bed are very creaky, waking the other person every time
- The area is not very quiet at night, especially on the weekends
- At the beginning of our stay, we were advised that the electric fuses might go out if we use multiple utilities, that the WiFi might need restarting if it gets spotty (which it did frequently), and that the toilet flush had just broken and was going to be repaired later, for our stay requiring us to press it about 10 times for one flush.
- The water heater and AC were making clicking noises at night as well
- The kitchen was not well equipped, without dish towels or paper towels, and the sponge and sponge towel were old
- The light above the gas stove didn't work
- The cleanliness was intermediate and could have been better
While some of these issues will hopefully be fixed for the next guests, some are just inherent to the apartment.