Alessandra's place was our second stop on our Italian road trip. We visited Italy over Christmas and spent New Years Eve in Florence. We arrived the BRBsitter was very accommodating as we arrived later than planned due to traffic. He was very kind, explained basic things about the apartment.
The apartment was bigger than it seemed in the photos. Clean, spacious, and comfortable. We had a few things that needed quality attention. Alessandra was very kind, attentive and sorted everything out in no time.
The apartment is about 40 min walk from the city center. It's a nice walk even in winter time. We had a rental car but parking was challenging, so it was just easier to walk.
Our biggest issue while we stayed at Alessandra's place that it didn't have hot water to shower in. It was lukewarm at best and turned cold after a minute or two. This possibly wouldn't be an issue summer time but since it was cold out side hot shower would have been very much appreciated. The heating system was challenging. It was either too hot or too cold. This could be improved with simple instructions. Also it would have been nice to have basic toiletries, such as soap/body wash and shampoo.
To sum it up Alessandra is a wonderful host the apartment could use improvements.