Piera’s place is a great location, it’s absolutely the main reason you would book this apartment. It is loud though, as it’s right next to the central market. But if you want to be central, that’s the toss up!
We were very late arriving in Florence and then had a long wait at the airport for a taxi, we didn’t arrive at the apartment until about 1am. Piera’s mother was waiting and was very welcoming and nice, and really accommodating about such a late arrival. We never met Piera but his communication was very good.
Although we read about the ceiling upstairs (where the bed and bathroom are) being quite low, you don’t realise how much until you arrive. My husband is very tall and really struggled and hit his head a few times! If you can get used to it, or aren’t too tall, then it’s completely fine though.
The apartment was clean and well organised. Although we didn’t cook, there seems to be enough dishes and pots and pans if you want to. There were a couple local guide books as well.
One thing we didn’t know was requesting air conditioning ahead of time, and this would be helpful to know. We spent a very hot first night in the apartment and if you open the windows it is very loud. Once we requested it, Piera dropped off the remote within a few hours, so we were really comfortable the rest of the time. It is at a cost of 6€/day, but we didn’t mind this at all.
Overall the location is great, perfect for our couple days in Florence. Communication and flexibility over our check in were appreciated.