This was a steal! We stayed at Massimilliano's place for about 2 weeks and used the apartment as our home base in Florence and the rest of Tuscany. The location was wonderful - we were never more than a 20 minute walk away from great food, museums, and shopping, and we were close enough to the metro to hop on a train whenever we felt like we wanted to explore more. No matter where we ended up, our favorite part of the day was coming back and relaxing at this beautiful apartment.
The 6 floor staircase was so worth it. Massimilliano was a real sport and helped us carry our bags to the top. He and Barbara were so welcoming on arrival and gave us space to enjoy our trip while still being accessible for questions. Wonderful people.
The apartment is located near a couple of bars/clubs(?) and several large groups walked by in the wee hours making it hard to sleep on our first night. We solved this by playing a YouTube video of fan noises all night long and slept soundly the rest of the trip. Definitely not a huge turnoff.
We would stay at Massimilliano's again in a heartbeat!