the position of the apartment was excellent for us as we were working at the Fortezza. its also only a short walk from many of the major tourist attractions, plenty of bars and restaurants near by too, plus only a couple of minutes from santa maria novella station. the apartment was clean and seemed to have all of the equipment in the kitchen. the bedrooms on the balcony/upstairs part were a little difficult to access due to the very tight spiral staircases and offered no real privacy from people either in the main bedroom or the kitchen area. This wasnt too much of a problem for us as we were 3 males, but if we were couples or a mixed sex group then this could be an issue