Blue Water is newly renovated, stylishly decorated and well equipped flat. Do not let the run down entrance to the block put you off, the flat is very different. The view from the living room windows is amazing, directly to Ponte Vecchio and the The Uffizi on the other side of the river. The location is very central.
This, however, is also part of the problem. Ponte Vecchio is one of the main tourist attractions of Florence and that obviously makes the area very busy until late in the evening. The flat is in the second floor and all three bedroom face the road, which is busy and noisy. There is also a wine bar underneath. The back windows towards the Arno are well insulated and provide relatively good sound proofing, the bedroom windows unfortunately do not.
Eduardo and Michela must have recently taken over the management of the flat and so far there is no manual/information folder there but I am sure that will be corrected. The agent who checked us in was very unfamiliar with the property and things relating to it (rubbish etc). We also had a problem with hot water and we were only three people staying in the flat which could easily accommodate six. We could only ever get two full hot showers in the morning, even if we paced ourselves and made the showers as quick as possible. There are two boilers but they were clearly not holding enough hot water.
The check out is early, at 10 am. There is a luggage store about five minute walk away.