After an unexpected half-hour long wait for a taxi after arriving on time at the main train station, Caterina was joyfully waiting for us when we arrived at the apartment and made us feel very welcome and explained all of the details of operating the apartment appliances, A/C, electricity, security and so on. Both before and during our stay, Caterina's email communications were very timely and helpful.

The apartment itself is light, spacious, and immaculate on a quiet residential street, a few blocks from the Pitti Palace museum and Boboli Gardens. It is about a 10 minute walk to the Ponte Vecchio bridge that takes you across the river into the heart of busy touristic Florence. For day-to-day apartment living, grocers, bakers, butchers, and laundromats are all within a few blocks.

Restaurants are abundant and Caterina's prepared a booklet of recommended suggestions. A special shout out to the O'Munaciello "pizzeria" which serves cutting edge pizza in a very trendy bar setting.

We highly recommend this apartment to our friends and would stay again, travelling as a couple, without hesitation.