Luca met us at the door to the apartment, and we were all settled in minutes. Luca was a friendly and gracious host who took the time to offer some great restaurant recommendations.

The apartment itself was perfect for our requirements (family of 2 adults, 1 toddler), it was neat and tidy, well furnished with a particularly impressive bathroom.

The apartment locations is 2 minutes walk from Ponte Vecchio and a host of gorgeous restaurants, ice creams places and coffee shops (and a very handy supermarket).

The road leading down to Ponte Vecchio doesn't feel steep going down but definitely has you puffing on the way up, but that's probably a good thing given all the pizza and red wine on offer.

A couple of other things:

1) Don't forget the 15 Euro city tax, which needs to be paid in cash.

2) We had a small problem with wi-fi connectivity but Luca was super-quick getting it resolved.

3) If you're going to eat pizza in Florence, find Mangia Pizza (on Via Lambertesca, just the other side of Ponte Vecchio). The best pizza in the city.