We had a wonderful stay in Fiora’s apartment. Fiora was an amazing host. She was so friendly, easy to communicate with and provided lots of little extras that made our trip special - including breakfast snacks, tea and coffee and a delicious home made tart! Fiora was also really flexible about our check out time as no guests were coming in that day.
The apartment itself was in a perfect location - only 6 minutes walk from the Duomo and 14 minutes from the Uffizi but away from the touristy areas. There were lots of great restaurants nearby and the eclectic Rex Cafe just across the road for Aperitivo cocktails.
The apartment is spacious, very well equipped and spotlessly clean. We would not hesitate to recommend it to others.
Our tourist tips! We were really glad we paid more to purchase timed entry tickets to the Uffizi which saved an awful lot of queuing - and it wasn’t too busy at 9.30 on Sunday morning. You need a passport or photo driving licence to hire an audio guide.
Be aware that you have to book a timed slot to go up the Duomo’s Cupola. There were none left for the day when we bought our Duomo tickets at 11am. Luckily the ticket is valid for 48 hours and we had no problem booking for the following day.
You have to queue to go up the Campanile - in my opinion better than the Cupola as you get views over the Dome. The queue didn’t look too bad first thing in the morning but was getting busy by 10am.