Carmine was really communicative the entire time - making sure my check-in was smooth (a young woman greeted me and showed me around, I never met Carmine), I had everything I needed while I was staying there and that I was comfortable with the check-out procedure.

The location itself is wonderful - literally across the street from Mercato Centrale and minutes from most of the tourist sites. Florence is a very walkable city, and this is right in the middle of it! Like other reviewers mentioned, it is noisy in the morning; starting at about 6am, you can hear all the leather vendors setting up. REALLY noisy. But I expected it and needed to get up early anyway so it didn't bother me.

The only other note is that the hall smelled like cigarette smoke which came into my room and I also smelled. I assume there's no smoking in the entire B&B (there was a no smoking sign in my room), but I think the person in room #2 was smoking because it smelled really strongly like smoke in the entryway and hall and right outside the room. But that's not Carmine's fault.

The room was clean, large and comfortable and the bathroom was very spacious. There were snacks and a coffee machine in the kitchen which I didn't eat/use but was nice to have the option!

Thanks!