I was met outside the apartment building by Alessandro who was very charming and very informative. The apartment is on the third floor and there is a small lift that took me and my luggage up.

The description of the apartment is quite accurate - one of the things that attracted me to the apartment were the wonderful old frescoes that I found out were by Alceste Innocenti. The terrific view overlooking the Ponte Vecchio is very much as described and you can also see the river frontage to the Uffizi to check on the crowds.

The neighbourhood is very much a tourist area and the streets are very busy during the day. Things settle down in the evening and it's actually quite quiet. There's a supermarket across the street which has the fastest and friendliest check-out system that I've ever seen!

The ambience of the apartment is of "faded genteel" which I found to be very attractive. Yes, I would stay there again; after only a couple of days in to my stay it started to feel like home.