Michele was very responsive to our inquiries prior to the stay and showed up early to let us in prior to the standard check in time - he also let us stay a few hours later than the standard checkout, and we really appreciate his flexibility. His English is also excellent, so there is no issues with translation.

Pictures of rooms in real estate and AirBnB listings often make the rooms look larger than they are, this is not the case here: The apartment is mostly as pictured, and it's in fact amazingly large for such a close-to-everything location. For the price of a hotel room or two, you have five bedrooms across two floors to roam around on (plus the attic cot). And it really is just steps from everywhere, the restaurant at the ground floor is top notch, and on the corner a restaurant has pastries and coffee available (also to go) in the morning. As the pictures show it is a clean and tastefully designed space, a comfortable place to lounge after a long day of walking. Don't expect to have a late night dinner on the roof deck though, it is very small, and only suitable for 2-3 people standing. The view from up there is as advertised however.

The apartment is in the restricted driving area, so expect to take a cab there. Once in Florence a car really isn't needed, we only took a cab to the apartment when we arrived, and again when leaving, from the piazza just a few yards away.

One slight issue with the location is that every night around 12:10-12:30 there is a steady stream of drunk tourists returning from the bars and restaurants. They're likely to either keep you up or wake you up if you're a light sleeper and sleeping in one of the two first bedrooms, as they face the alley, and with stone everywhere the sound travels right up to the 5th floor.