Stelvio’s place is very beautiful and really couldn’t be located in a better spot in Florence. It’s a five minute walk to Firenze SMN (the main train station) and about five minutes from the Duomo. Again, we couldn’t imagine a more centrally located place in Florence and this by itself makes it worth it.
Unfortunately, we didn’t have a chance to meet Stelvio or Laksmi since they were called away to Milan last minute. Even so, they were very responsive to any questions we had during our stay and provided a list of things to do (including restaurants, gelaterias, and cafes).
Their absence did pose some problems, though. When we checked in we quickly discovered that the garbage cans in both the bathroom and bedroom hadn’t been emptied from the previous guests; there was very little toilet paper on the roll, no extra rolls in the bathroom, and empty toilet paper rolls on the floor of the bathroom. We also had a very difficult time figuring out how to use the washing machine and shower since the European system is very different from ours (Brazilian and Canadian). We don’t blame them for it since it wasn’t their fault (they have a cleaning man who didn’t do his job) and we’re sure things would’ve been different if they were around.
Overall, highly recommended.