This ground-floor apartment is very spacious, well equipped and quiet, and it has a small courtyard garden. It scores top marks and so does the hospitality of Ilaria and Jacopo. The location in a residential district of Oltrarno is attractive (with a huge private garden opposite) and sets a good balance between being in Florence and not being in its busy, bustling, beautiful centre. Instead, the Arno is easily reached on foot from the front door. The walk takes you through a colourful and dynamic neighbourhood, so you will be constantly stopping to look or taste or buy before ever reaching the historic sites.