This apartment was truly a gem! I fell in love with those windows in the pictures and it was even more wonderful in person. Just so beautiful, and stylishly "Italian," down to the fresco on the bedroom ceiling. Very romantic! Also loved the beautiful marble bathroom.
Riccardo left us a lovely bottle of wine and lots of recommendations. Check-in was perfect and there was lots of communication.
The location was wonderful. I loved being a block from the Arno (and our favorite gelato was right across the bridge!). Florence is so walkable and this was a great starting place,
If there was a negative, it was there can be noise outside though I think this is true everywhere. It is all stone - streets, buildings, and sound echoes. Sometimes we heard loud (Americans) coming home at night and sometimes we heard the businesses on the block opening their grates in the morning. They left earplugs (which we didn't use) but if you are a very light sleeper, that is an option. We still loved the apartment and this wasn't a big issue for us.