Giovanni's apartment was in the perfect location. Walking distance from the Santa Maria Novella train station and around the corner from the Ponte Vecchio and the life and restaurants of Florence.
The apartment itself could use some improvement which we had the opportunity to discuss with Giovanni right before we checked out.
There was one small AC unit in the living room which we found out through a note left on the table, that we would have to empty the bucket of water that the AC was dripping into otherwise the AC would turn off. The AC was not enough to reach the bedroom at night but there was a dusty fan in the bedroom which we used to be comfortable enough to sleep. Giovanni informed us during our check out that we could have opened the windows in the front of the apartment and also in the bathroom to provide a cross ventilation at night. That would have been nice to know when we checked in. Moving on to the bathroom...the tub and sink were clean and appeared to be fairly new. However the shower head jumped off its holder when the water was turned on and sprayed the bathroom with water. It would not stay mounted on the holder while the water was turned on. The shower curtain was also ripped on both ends so we took extra care not get the floor wet during our shower. The subway tiles had black stuff growing between them in the corners of the shower and also in the toilet area. It did appear that the toilet, bidet, shower and sink were replaced recently but the tile in the entire bathroom and the rusty rack in the shower should also be replaced.