To celebrate our 40th anniversary, my husband and I spent the month of October at Annarita's apartment. We have stayed at a number of apartments in Florence and this was by far our favorite!
Annarita lives right next door and she speaks excellent English. She is such a friendly and gracious host and was ready and willing to help us with whatever we needed.
Upon arrival, the apartment was spotless and very well equipped. The two bathrooms are lovely and the kitchen was perfect. We cooked many meals ourselves and had everything we needed–even a dishwasher! The loft bedroom has a skylight and that, along with the windows in the living area and kitchen, let in a lot of natural light. There is a really pretty view of the hills of Fiesole from the windows.
We really liked staying in the San Marco area. It is a quieter area of Florence yet only a short walk to all of the major sights. The bus stops right around the corner from the apartment so when our feet were tired or we wanted to travel further, we hopped on the bus.
Via San Gallo itself has everything–shops, restaurants, a pharmacy. There is a great little caffe across the street from the apartment and we had coffee and pastries there each morning.
If and when we return to Florence, we will stay here again. We highly recommend this apartment!