Chiara’s apartment was an excellent base to explore Florence for 5 days. It is close enough to the main sites without being right in the middle of the crowd. We liked being able to retreat to the quieter neighborhood near Chiara’s apartment, which still is near plenty of restaurants, gelato shops, etc. We walked to all the main sites; while no big site is next door, everything can be reached in 15 to 20 minutes by foot.
The apartment itself provides a sense of historic Florence. It is indeed an old palace with massive wooden doors, stone arches, etc.
Chiara’s apartment provides all the basics (e.g., laundry) in good order and even my kids were happy with the WiFi!