We were met by Domenico when we first arrived; he was welcoming and helpful, carrying some of our luggage, getting us settled into our room.

We really liked the reasonably quiet neighborhood and easy access to the bus service to the heart of Florence. The garden was charming. We got a great dinner restaurant recommendation from Domenico. Overall, we would definitely return to L'Aranceto Guest House, and would definitely recommend it; we would choose a larger room with an en suite bathroom next time.

The room was smaller than we had expected — smaller than our B&B rooms in other cities. It was a bit daunting to have to walk across the hall to use our bathroom (though it was exclusively ours) with other guests coming and going; we recommend paying the extra dollars for a room with an en suite bathroom. The towels were large & luxurious, better than at the other B&Bs.

Domenico seemed quite reserved, though he gradually warmed up during our stay. Mario seemed to have a much more accessible and warm personality, though he was only there for part of our stay.

Not all of the items in the description on Air BNB seemed accurate to us:
1. "Room cleaning and linen change every 3 days" — we don't remember any such service in 5 days there; our wastebasket wasn't even emptied.
2. Under "Services on request" — "breakfast" and "breakfast in the room" are listed. The kitchen was certainly available for use; and we were allowed one cup of coffee daily from their coffee machine. But breakfast, in the kitchen or in the room, were simply not available as a service.
3. "Laundry" (also listed under "Services on request") was not available. We were directed to a laundromat, which was helpful — although the directions from Domenico weren't detailed enough for us to find it the first time we looked. Mario gave much clearer directions for our second try.

Overall, we were happy with our choice to stay here, and look forward to coming back!