We spent three nights at Sonia and Diana's apartment in Florence. The apartment exceeded our expectations. The location is fantastic, especially as we had a car. We were able to park just around the corner from the apartment for 1 Euro per hour, 8h00 to 20h00 (blue zone only). Of course, finding a blue zone spot can take a while.

Entering and exiting Florence with a car worked well (the apartment is across the Arno river from the old town) and the GPS had no issues finding the street. Diana and Sonia met us when we arrived and patiently answered the questions we had about Florence.

The apartment was clean and well maintained with a comfortable bed and all the amenities we needed. It was a 15 to 30 minute walk to the old city centre and even closer to Michelangelo Square for sunset views of Florence. We enjoyed escaping the tourist masses each evening as the apartment was in a normal, work-a-day neighbourhood.