Our hosts Francesca and Francesco were excellent - they were responsive and quick to assist. We accidentally broke a cup while cleaning and left some money to cover the costs and our hosts were gracious about it. If we were only reviewing our hosts - they would get 5 stars. However, this review is for the place.
The place was large, very modern, well decorated and had all the amenities as advertised. The kitchen was lovely. There is a lift (which can be rare in Italy). It is very close to the Duomo and many areas to sightsee - well located! We unfortunately had some difficulties that may have been due to the timing/weather and just tourist circumstances.
We stayed during October which is a typically a cooler month - but during our stay it was very warm and the air conditioning had already been switched to winter mode so we couldn’t use it. Also possibly due to the weather being warmer, there was some kind of infestation of mosquitoes which resulted in our party being constantly bitten during our stay. Our hosts did provide us with some lavender but it unfortunately didn’t really assist.
As tourists, we traversed all over Florence during the day and were pretty tired when we returned in the evenings. We didn’t account for the many stairs the place had - and it proved to be additional exercise after a long day. To reach the bedrooms, there is a staircase to the landing, then a small staircase up to the bedrooms. If you were to stay in the master, there are a few more steps up. The laundry was located above the kitchen with a separate staircase. If you have any issues with stairs, please keep this in mind. On a positive note, you’ll definitely be burning some additionally calories!
Some difficulties were had regarding outlets - some worked and some didn’t. There were outlets by the beds but they wouldn’t work once the main switch for the lights were turned off. We had to find other outlets to use. We weren’t able to use the jacuzzi as a jacuzzi as it didn’t seem to stay filled for us. We ended up using the shower more.
From time to time we could heard outside noise from the street. It ranged from police cars to drunken singing. It was loud enough that we could hear it in the bedrooms and did wake us. That being said, it’s not something that our hosts could control, but it’s something for other patrons to consider.