Beautiful Florence!
Nice spacious apartment
3 flights of stairs. No elevator.
This apartment is better used for a family with kids. I wouldn’t stay here with another couple(s).
The key to open the apartment is a bit tricky. It took us about 2-3 days to get it down without taking 5 minutes.
This place has no air conditioning.
When I come back to Florence in June -August; I will definitely look for an apartment with air conditioning. It’s really HOT and dry. No breeze!
The owner did provide 3 nice fans in bedrooms and living room. BUT - these fans still didn’t cool us down. Just blew hot air.
The major issue I had with this place is that -I couldn’t get a decent nights sleep. Blasting music from bars just below- hip hop one night, salsa another, etc... I was jet lagged and exhausted. I don’t mind street noise but this was too much! Bring a good set of ear plugs.
Apartment has a nice layout. And, had old world charm. Very basic furnishings.
No real design.
Had separated rooms- from bedrooms, dining, kitchen and living room & laundry room.
-washer was nice to use to refresh our travel clothes. Bring your own detergent.
-WiFi: was only strong in the living room. I couldn’t watch a movie on my computer at night in my bedroom to wind down from a long day out.
-BEDROOMS:
The large master room has a king ‘like’ bed. The mattresses are very uncomfortable and super hard. Had a difficult time sleeping on these mattresses. My back hurt.
The 2nd bedroom:
has 2 twin-like beds. My kids have twin beds back in the U.S. and they had a challenging time sleeping on these mattresses - they were SO SMALL by width. Beds measured: -6” tall but 32” wide. My kids are small and thin teenagers. They felt like they would fall off. One kid ended up sleeping
In the living room.
-BATHROOMS:
1 bathroom with nice size shower. Hot and cold water come out strong without issue. If you are tall and wide -shower will accommodate you- there shouldn’t be an issue there.
There is hand soap and sample packets of shampoo provided.
2nd bathroom is a good size. It has a tub which is great to soak your body. I’m sure a tub is rare to find in these old apartments. The tub does have a hand shower. Difficult to take a standing shower. No glass incasing to prevent water from getting all over the place.
There is a small blow dryer provided.
-Kitchen:
has a dishwasher which is rare. A nice size refrigerator to house tall items. Equipped with microwave, drip coffee pot and brita water filters that we used daily to fill up our travel water bottles.
- Communication:
Communication with the owner and with caretaker was fantastic. Paulo - the caretaker - lives in the same building was accessible and friendly.