The good things -
1. Superb location. Everything is within walking distance - the Duomo, Academia, Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio. The station is a bit far but still walkable.
2. Amenities. Huge list of things were provided - shower gel, shampoo, moisturizer, shaving foam, laundry detergent, basic kitchen items like salt, oil, kitchen towels, and what not. Breakfast for 1st day was also provided.
The not so good things -
1. The welcoming experience was not good. The host was there himself to let us in (although in the notes it was mentioned that building staff will let us in). However, he never even smiled for once and was only interested letting us know the "rules" of the apartment. More on this below.
We thought his pissed off attitude was because we were kind of late to arrive (we arrived at 9:30pm), but it was informed more than 1 week in advance that our train arrives at 8:50pm and we will reach his apartment by 9:30pm.
Anyway, we still apologized for being late but his response was of indifference.
2. Coming to "rules" as mentioned above -
Everywhere you look in the apartment, there will be "rules" mentioned, of what you should do and what you should not do. It was almost living in a student hostel with a strict hostel warden. Every moment you will think you might be doing something wrong and breaking some rules. There was even a multi page Rule Book which was provided! If he is so wary of letting out his apartment out to guests, then it's better to not rent it out.
3. The bedrooms are too small - which you won't understand from the images. There was barely enough space to properly keep your luggage.
Shall we return to this airbnb if we again stay in Florence? In spite of the great location and great amenities, we still won't stay. The feeling was claustrophobic, to see so many rules plastered everywhere, especially coupled with the unwelcoming attitude.