This was my first AirBNB experience so I was a bit nervous about it. But it turned out to be just fine.

The apartment is in a perfect location for those wanting to visit the main sites of Florence. It's right across from the central market with great fresh food you can pick up in the morning. A few minutes walk to Duomo and all the other sites, and just 5 minutes to SMN station. We had 2 large luggage and it was fairly easy to navigate those to the apartment. And great food choices nearby.

Laura was also easy to communicate with and pretty accessible through email, though I never had to contact her for anything serious.

The apartment itself is pretty accurate to the pictures on the site, "quirky" is a great description by a previous reviewer. The pillows in the main bedroom and the towels/linens could have been better, but they did the trick for the couple nights that we were there.

Some of the drawbacks, I think mentioned in a previous review, the apartment is located on the 4th or 5th floor with narrow steps so if you have extremely large or heavy luggage it could be a workout to get it up to the room. The WIFI was very spotty, the apartment itself didn't have any WIFI, but Laura was gracious enough to provide her city acct. However, this signal was very flaky, I had to stand at a very certain angle out the main window in the bedroom to get a signal and even then it was not very consistent. So staying connected to plan out our next leg of the trip was a bit of a pain.

If neither of these things are deal breakers for you then give Laura a message, it's a good value in a great location. If you're just looking for a place to rest after a day of exploring the city, and aren't expecting hotel style accommodations then this could be the place for you.