My wife and I lived in Lucia's apartment for five months during a sabbatical stay. It was a marvelous experience. The apartment was exactly as described on the AirBNB website. It is a very comfortable two bedroom apartment on the top floor of a charming villa. It is bright, airy and very comfortable. The bedrooms are at opposite ends of the apartment and each has a bathroom adjacent - very convenient. The larger of the two bathrooms, adjacent to the master bedroom, has a full bathtub and laundry. The kitchen comes complete with everything you need to whip up a quick snack or cook and serve a gourmet meal. The living/dining room is very spacious and oozes Italian charm. From the windows the view to the north is of the small (and charming) village of Serpiolle and to the south the edge of Florence and the the hills of Chianti. A five minute walk from the apartment is a small bar/panini place, "La Botteghina Della Nonna Nina " where you can have a morning capuccino, a lunchtime sandwich, or an evening glass of wine. In the morning you can hear sounds of birds chirping and roosters crowing in the distance. Idyllic. We saw deer and pheasants in the field adjacent to the apartment and, one day we even saw a wild boar (cinghiale). Downtown is very close though. The 43 bus stop is across the street (which takes you to Piazza Dalmazia) or the 14 bus to SMN (25 minutes) and points downtown and the "R" bus to Rifredi Stazione (15 minutes) are both a quick 10 minute stroll along the Terzolle. We did not have a car and we didn't find it any problem and we were there for five months! There are some nice restaurants close by. The Gelateria Dalmazia was one of the best gelato places we found in Firenze and a few blocs from that is the Pit Stop (don't let the name fool you) that had some of the best pizza and pasta in town.

This apartment is a real gem. Very highly recommended. We loved every minute we spent there and would return without any reservation. Lucia and her husband were excellent hosts and took very good care of us.