Booked this Airbnb based on the many TripAdvisor reviews. We enjoyed our stay in Florence but not at this apartment. Compared to other Airbnb, I would rate this towards the bottom.
The good: The host Nicoletta is very responsive! The bed is comfy and the apartment is clean. Brand new washing machine in the unit was a bonus! Very close to the T2 tram stop.
The bad: NO TOILETRIES provided. No soap or shampoo, or laundry detergent. The only thing that was provided were 2 rolls of toilet paper. We arrived late in the afternoon wanting a shower so badly, but we couldn’t do it because there was no soap or shampoo. We had to figure out where we can purchase these items in a hurry. I thought Airbnb’s are supposed to provide just the very basic.
There wasn’t an outlet where we could plug in our electrical converter (from US). Each time we need to charge our phones or computer, we had to unplug the washing machine or microwave as these were the only 2 outlets that could take our US converter. We made do but it was very inconvenient.
Parking - this wasn’t the end of the world but please note that parking is VERY DIFFICULT to find. There is not a private parking space for the apartment but rather a street public parking and you can only park in “blue stalls” which there are very few of.
The area is residential so don’t expect to come down from the apartments and find restaurants. The good thing is that the T2 tram, as mentioned above, is very close and the main city center is just 3 stops away.
We’ve stayed at a much better Airbnb in Florence for the same or even lower price. I booked this because of parking but I should have done my research on that. We would have been better off just parking our car offsite.