A wonderfully peaceful and calm apartment in the Santa Croce neighborhood, close to Sant'Ambrogio as well. Everything one could want is close at hands: bakeries, supermarkets, a little shopping, bars, cafes, restaurants, enoteche, Piazza Santa Croce, lampredotto stands, and the apartment is walking distance to the downtown. Walking to the train station takes 25–30 minutes, but it's completely pleasant.
Although the apartment is in a popular area, it's very peaceful. The view to the back garden is also very pleasant, but this also means the apartment is not quite flooded in light, but then again, very few apartments in Florence are. The apartment has everything needed to cook at home: stove, oven, cooking equipment, utensils, plates, glasses, and table settings. Clothes washer on the balcony. Water heats up quickly for the bathroom and the apartment stayed warm even in winter. Apartment equipped with iron and ironing board. Reasonably comfortable bed. Table decent for working. couch decent as well. The apartment is located up two short flights of stairs which aren't long but rather steep, and this might be difficult for the infirm, disabled, or elderly.
my only reservation is the shower which has folding glass walls that lie against the wall and accordion out for use. This was slightly inconvenient but wholly usable once one got used to it.
I really must add a special thank you to Lido and Andrea for their kind understanding as I had to cancel a portion of my reservation and depart early due to the Covid-19 crisis, in a very unexpected manner. I would certainly return to stay at this AirBnB the next time I'm in Florence.