To start, the apartment is situated in a great location. Right out the entrance are decent eateries. Down one street is the famous Ponte Vecchio bridge and down the other is the Uffizi gallery. It was a bit rough getting all the way to the top of the building with no elevator so be prepared for some lifting (especially if you’re lugging around heavy suitcases!)
The actual apartment was built into the attic so it has low ceilings and entrances in some points. Very charming doors and some other details that make the stay unique.
We had four people in our party and were originally provided with only 3 towels. Someone later came with two extra towels that were still somewhat damp (not quite dried yet). And on the subject of showering, one of the small showers had a shower curtain which would cling to you constantly as you stood in a very tiny space. The water would become scorching hot and then cold until you kept switching sides so the overall showering experience wasn’t super pleasant.
As it was very warm we turned on two AC units in both bedrooms and decided to put some tea in an electric kettle. This caused our power to go out. After reaching out to the host, we were told that this is not a modern apartment and so it can’t handle too many things running at once. The host told us to flip the breaker located inside the apartment. This did not work. The host then essentially told us to try again and if our power was still out, they could possibly get us a technician the next day (it was still afternoon at this point.) One in our group found a breaker outside the apartment that controlled our floor and flipped that instead and that reset it.
Wonderful location, charming details in the house. Showering was somewhat unpleasant. Using so few things and having our power go out wasn’t great, but we’re more disappointed with not having much help from the host and having to find how to get power back for ourselves, unless we wanted to sit a day and night without any power to wait for someone to help us.