Martina's studio apartment is in the most perfect location. Located 1min away from the Duomo, the studio was a great place to stay for our 3 days in Florence. Its basic but exactly as you see in the photos. You don't really need anything else if only there for a few days. The 'bed' is actually a sofa bed, really comfy but just something I don't think is super sanitary (but I am a clean freak!).

The apartment gets quite hot - and we were there at the end of September and the only thing you can do for relief is open the windows but that lets the dreaded mozzies in! The a/c unit is sort of redundant as you have to open the window for the input pipe - may as well just leave the windows open. The mozzies are a pain but everywhere in Florence - I wish I'd brought some super strong deet spray from the UK, the Italians don't seem to sell anything nearly as strong as we have.

The studio overlooks a gorgeous little courtyard which is normally super quiet and peaceful. There are two pretty big staircases to get up to the studio so beware if you're not the fittest/have mobility issues. The hallways have really high ceilings so echo a lot - any noise is magnified. We were woken up a couple of times by people talking loudly in the hallway but that's to be expected when in a city centre location.

The 'kitchen' is really clever and hidden in the huge dresser. We didn't actually eat in the apartment at all but mainly because there are such good restaurants in Florence. We checked out a bunch of Martina's recommendations and they were all great - particularly Grom for ice cream! I would also recommend Acqua al 2 for dinner and La Giostra if you want somewhere fancy.

We had a great time in Florence, it was a real highlight of our trip. Definitely stay at Martina's apartment if you want somewhere centrally located for a great price.