We spent two weeks in Florence, in two separate apartments. This was our first, and was by far the best. Alessandra picked us up from the station and took us on a tour of Florence before driving to the apartment. Its situation is excellent, in the interesting old medieval quarter, with all of the main tourist sites easily reached on foot. The apartment was very spacious, elegant and comfortable with deep sofa and armchairs and lots of low lights. The walls were hung with high quality paintings and prints, and the bookcases were full of books: obviously the home of a lover of art! The kitchen was excellently equipped as was the bathroom. The wifi was also very efficient. Alessandra is a warm and generous host. She had left lots of maps and places of interest to help us make the most of our stay. She also left us with a bottle of wine and some cakes and she came to visit us in our second week in Florence.
We absolutely loved this apartment and could imagine living there! It is the best we have ever stayed in, and Alessandra is the friendliest host we have ever had. We would definitely return here. Moving on elsewhere in our second week was something of a disappointment!