I recently stayed in this flat as part of a mother/daughter trip to Italy to celebrate my mother's 50th birthday. Upon check-in, we were disappointed to find out that the wi-fi was not available in the flat, even though I had emailed a few days earlier to confirm it was working. The hosts had apparently emailed me the night before to let me know but since I was already on the road, I did not get this email in time. Not a huge issue but it still would have been better to be informed earlier so that we could potentially make alternate plans.
Immediately, we noticed that the flat was incredibly LOUD! Every car, vespa, bus that would drive by could be heard very clearly in the flat. We went out that night (Fri night) and came home by about midnight only to find that the noise was even worse! The flat is above a pizzeria which is open late and all of the partying masses were congregating there making a ton of noise - there was even a physical fight in the street that night, broken chair included. The next night was just as loud. I messaged the hosts complaining of the noise and did hear back a few hours later but there was nothing that could really be done.
I'm in my late 20s and love to have a good time (and so does my mom) but this flat was so loud, we barely got any rest. It was impossible to sleep!
Yes, the flat is in the heart of Florence and close to the major sights but so are a thousand different flats/hotels/rooms that are much quieter and peaceful.I lived in NYC for 7 years and never dealt with such incredible noise in any of the apartments I lived in.
I would only recommend this flat for students or young people traveling that will be partying the entire night away - otherwise don't expect to get any rest.