We were greeted by Giacamo's colleague who helped us with our luggage and gave us a tour. Check in was very standard and easy.

About the neighborhood: very quite street. Removed from major tourist areas but well within walking distance to the Duomo, arno, and train station.

The apartment: We were two families. My sister and her 16 year old daughter stayed in the downstairs bedroom and my husband and 7 year old took the loft with sofa bed. It was very spacious. Both families had privacy and our own space. The downstairs bathroom is more modern and bigger than the upstairs, but the upstairs loft bedroom is more spacious. Something to note about the loft - it is open to the living room/kitchen area. So there's no sound protection from downstairs (the living room, kitchen, or downstairs bathroom). Every time the downstairs bathroom door was opened or the toilet was flushed, I could hear it from the loft.
Also, the walls are thin. In the loft, I could hear conversations from the neighbor in the morning.