Luca’s home was absolutely beautiful, the pictures do not do it justice. There are so many details to appreciate about this place. The apartment is tastefully decorated. It’s modern, sustainable and has so much life. The view you get at the terrace … wow - I could sit there forever! You feel like you’re a Firenze native living in a chic Italian apartment. The kitchen in the mornings was a nice place to open up the window, get a beautiful breeze, hear the birds chirp and drink a cup of coffee. A bell goes off at 7am on the weekdays. It’s not loud at all, we heard it because we were awake but we loved it. It was an added touch to us feeling like locals. We also think our neighbor was a musician. He would practice throughout the day. We enjoyed it during the siesta. The beds were SO comfortable. We slept very good. Luca’s place was so clean that I tried to find something that wasn’t and couldn’t.
Because it was our first time in Italy, we were figuring out how to get from the airport to our Airbnb and had to update Luca on our arrival times but him and his coworkers were very flexible and waited for us to get to the apartment.
The home was perfectly located. We never walked more than 20 minutes to everywhere we wanted to go - Ponte Vecchio, Piazza del Duomo and a few other places. Close to so many good food places. Luca’s coworker recommended a restaurant to us that we tried the first night and it did not disappoint! It’s just the right distance from the central places in Firenze if you wanted to be in a quieter place but still close to everything. Its close to quite a number of nice local bars. It’s a 15 minute walk to the train station, Firenze SM Novelle, so you can easily walk when you arrive if you don’t have heavy luggage. There is no elevator at the apartment so be mindful of that but that’s most places in Italy.
I highly recommend Luca’s place for your stay in Firenze! I already plan to come back and stay there again.