This was by far the best accommodation of out entire trip to Italy. We quarantined with Olga and her mother Leda for 10 days (as is required when entering Italy from a high covid risk country).
During that time myself and my family had the opportunity to learn some italian and learn to cook some of the delicious food that Olga prepared for us every single meal.
Olga is exceptionally generous, she catered three meals a day for our family for all 10 days, there was an abundance of delicious food and wine, thoughtfully prepared from the different regions of Italy. Each meal was a multiple course experience in itself along with details about the ingredients, the choice of wine, the stories behind the food and the people of Italy.
Her wifi was good enough that both myself and my husband were able to work, uninterupted from both the room upstairs as well as outside in the garden in the dappled shade of her outdoor pergola.
We also had use of the dining room table if needed as an additional working space.
The accommodation was exceptionally comfortable, the pillows and matress were the best we slept on throughout the entire trip and similar to those that we used at home. Quality! The shower was warm and had a great pressure. Olga was always on hand to provide us with anything that we needed.
The space was large enough that we managed to live with our ten and fifteen year old son for 10 days without getting in eachothers space.
The garden outside, with the two hammocks, amazing pitcher plants and cacti and the gorgeous "Cactus" the cat allowed us plently of fresh summer air and space to relax with the occassional gelato or fresh fruit that Olga prepared for us.
Olga's place is best described by my 10 year old son, it is like being at home with a private chef! He was particularly taken by the games and treats that Olga would provide for him.
Olga and Leda were both more than willing to converse with us in muddled Italian and we left with a much larger Italian vocabulary than when we arrived.
I would like to thank Olga and Leda for the experience, we felt like part of the family.
I definitely will return to stay with them, learn more about Italian cuisine and learn more italian, while staying in the beautiful city of Florence.