The location is perfect, truly, perfect. We were on the “local” side of Florence, known as Santo Spirito, literally steps away from the commercial bridge with all of the shops, Ponte Vecchio.
Believe it when they say everything in Florence is walking distance, including the main metro. And we were near everything. Best part of where we stayed we’re the local restaurants and bars that surrounded the area.
The highlight was the “Lovecraft”, great selection of drinks made my top notch mixologists.
Back to the room. It was very nice, located on the top floor of a 5 story building. The room had a nice outdoor space with a decent view of the Dome of the Duomo but you won’t see much else since you’re surrounded by other similar mid-rise buildings.
The reason for the 4-star rating was twofold: 1) water pressure wasn’t the best into the shower, 2) MOSQUITOS! We learned very quickly that Florence was home to many mosquitos but we were unpleasantly surprised by how many were in the unit; they were endless; I stopped counting after I killed my 8-9th mosquito and there were still more.. apparently. This is despite the room having screens on the windows. I don’t know how they got in, my only guess is the cleaning staff left the terrace door open.
This is literally my only ding on the property. If you’re unphased by mosquitos and/or have better luck than me, you’ll love the space with no reservations.
Mirko was a great host and very informative.