Casa Colonna is excellent for a couple or small family. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Florence and Casa Colonna was a big part of the reason. The location was excellent for us, only about a 10 minute walk through beautiful Renaissance era streets to get to the Accademia or Duomo. The view from the apartment was superb, overlooking to the southwest the old city skyline (this awesome view comes with the need to walk up 3 floors of stairs, but it is worth it to stay in a place dating to Leonardo's and Michalangelo's times). Perfect sleeping conditions - absolute quiet. Rosy has done a great job updating this 500 year old apartment with a modern kitchen and bathrooms. The place is a bit tight on space, but more than enough for a couple. Yes, there is a bit of odor from some old plumbing, but Rosy has thoroughly modernized the bathrooms and the odor is easily dealt with by excellent airflow through the flat. There is a good tiny bakery and pizzeria outside on the corner and Cafe Michelangelo across the street - we spent 15 minutes every morning in Cafe Michelangelo for espresso, Porchetta sandwiches and fresh squeezed juices, and I can vouch for the pizza at the bakery as well.