I cannot say enough good stuff about Vittoria’s place - it was everything we hoped it would be and more! If you’re coming to Florence as a couple (or a single), stop looking! This apartment was PERFECT.
We were looking for a place with 3 things - 1) “quiet,” 2) “comfortable bed,” and 3) recent reviews, because it wasn’t clear if some listings were active after a year of COVID. We’re wimpy - we’ve learned we can’t handle noise/a cheap bed after an exhausting day of site-seeing. Then we found out it was gonna be 90F/30C+ the whole week, so we added 4) “good A/C!” Picky, right? We thought we’d be lucky to get even 2 of those 4 things! Giotto Suite hit ALL those things. ALL OF THEM. Recent review were just the start - here’s the rest!
First, “Quiet:”
It’s only a block and a half from the Duomo complex (the location is AMAZINGLY central to all the sites, too). But it’s on an interior courtyard on the 5th floor, so there is NO noise unless you open the windows. Which, by the way, have a view to the Duomo dome - even that close, we could *only* hear the bells ringing when the windows were open! Which was lovely, because we could enjoy them without having them wake us up at 6am. The best part - the apartment has AUTOMATIC SHUTTERS/blackout blinds, so we just pressed the remote buttons & voila - almost total darkness at any time of day! They helped with the noise and let us rest at midday when it got REALLY hot outside, so we could do more in the evenings. I want them in my house now!
Next, “Comfortable Bed:”
No joke, best AirBnB bed I’ve ever slept on, and better than 75% of “good” hotel beds! It was a Queen/King size (seemed almost in-between, size-wise, to us), it was SO soft and comfortable. NOTE - it wasn’t soft because it was an old crappy bed; it seemed brand new, and was comfortable *without* causing any “too-soft” back pain issues! Also, the pillows weren’t the usual flattened “Why is my head lying directly on the mattress??” awful pillows - they were big and fluffy!
Finally, “Good A/C:”
The apartment has super-high-powered, (but miraculously quiet) A/C in the bedroom, which is MORE than enough to cool the bathroom and kitchen/dining area, too. We’re both people who run warm - especially when we sleep. But in 90F/30C+ degree weather, we didn’t even need to have it at the coldest setting! Coming back from hiking miles around the city in the blazing sun, we’d enter this cool, dark cave of an apartment....and once we’d relaxed, we’d throw the blinds up, turn off the A/C, and open the windows - and suddenly the apartment was filled with sunshine & fresh air.
I know this is a long review, so if you’ve made it with me this far, kudos to you! Haha. I just want to pass it on - other reviewers helped us find the Giotto Suite, so I want to pay them back by helping you future travelers. Happy travels to you (and our giant thanks for Vittoria, who was IMMEDIATELY responsive to any questions or requests - we actually extended our reservation for an extra day)!