On arrival at the apartment I was met by Antonella's wonderful partner Pierluigi who made me feel very welcome, helped me with my luggage and ran through the details of the apartment etc.

The apartment is lovely - exactly as it appears in the photos but nicer in real life. Its blissfully quiet and charming. It has all the mod cons that you need - washer, dishwasher, lovely modern bathroom, air con, heating, extremely well stocked kitchen with enough cutlery to hold a 10 course meal! The bed was very comfortable. The apartment has lots of lovely touches and is clearly only recently renovated to a very high standard.

The location of the apartment is fantastic - right in the heart of Florence and it has a very good Conad supermarket immediately round the corner from the apartment (less than a minute's walk). The Duomo is just down the road - a pleasant 5 minute walk past loads of cafes and shops.

On my departure Antonella's partner very kindly organised a taxi for me and made me aware that there was an organised marathon being staged in the centre of Florence so I didn't get stuck when the closed off the streets - thank you!

I can definitely recommend this lovely apartment for its central yet quiet location, lovely fit out, value for money and excellent communications with the owners. Thank you Antonella and Pierluigi for a wonderful stay in Florence and your lovely apartment!