We stayed here for a week in early September and found the apartment very much as described: spacious, comfortable, and well-lit, both with natural light and decent lighting fixtures. It's a little further from the center than we expected but within easy walking distance of major sites - the street in front of the apartment runs straight past the Accademia and dead ends at the Duomo, and other places we wanted to go were easily found from there.

The kitchen is well-equipped for basic cooking and there is a supermarket a couple of short blocks away. There are also a couple of good restaurants within blocks (we recommend Edi House!) and good pastry and bread shops right downstairs, so I have to admit that we did not use the kitchen much!

We were a little sceptical about the open shower in the blue bathroom but it's a great shower (good water pressure, and no problem with hot water) once you get past the fact that the whole bathroom gets wet when you use it!

The air conditioning was a godsend as it was very warm during our stay and we could keep the terrace side windows/doors shut at night and block out noise from traffic.

Roberta is organized and efficient - provided lots of information about places to eat and how to get around (and helped us with a cab for our departure.)

We liked being in a neighborhood where we heard more Italian than English when walking around and would recommend this apartment for those who want a comfortable space in a "regular" neighborhood.