We had a great time staying here. Paolo met us and gave us a very friendly and helpful introduction to the accommodation and immediate area. There is a lot of walking to do if you want to see all the sights in Florence. And if you do want to see all the sights, this location is really near the duomo. We recommend having coffee and croissant at the little cafe next door. We thought the nearby Trattoria, which Paolo said was good value for a midday meal (and it was), was more expensive but better quality in the evening. We would also recommend it. I found it quite exciting to stay in somewhere so old, fourteenth century, the oldest place I have ever stayed. The ceiling and the view of the roof tops and duomo were fascinating. Even climbing the steps I realised I was re-tracing the footsteps made by many generations over 600 years. There are a lot of steps to climb but even in our 60s (we are quite fit) we found they got easier to climb the more times we climbed them. Presumably we were getting fitter with all the sightseeing and walking we did. You probably cant stay in a 14th century attic studio with views over the roofs without climbing quite a few stairs...it goes with the territory. In our case it was all part of the holiday and renaissance experience. We would happily stay again.