I had a great stay at Monica’s place, and would recommend it to other groups of 1 or 2 adult travelers (don’t think the space is most conducive to kids but don’t know from first hand experience).
Pros:
- Location!!! I can’t emphasize this enough - the location of her apartment is superb - it is a 5 min walk from all the main sites - Duomo, Uffizi, etc.
- Ambience / decor - living in her room with the fresco on the ceiling felt like I was getting transported back in time
- Air conditioning - that air conditioning was very effective, and also somehow not noisy at all. I need an AC like that for my own apartment at home.
- Bed was very comfortable - felt like mattress was some type of semi-memory foam and I slept well there
- Apartment was spotlessly clean and had all the essentials I’d need
- Room was super spacious and had very high ceilings
- Monica was a super responsive host, and clearly sets expectations
Cons (might be cons for you, but weren’t problems for me)
- Since it is in a very central location and on the corner of a street, there can be some street noise at night. I was able to fall asleep fairly easily but I also live in a downtown area of NYC so I’m not a stranger to street noise
- Window didn’t have a middle option between window doors open and window doors closed - could be nice to have a curtain or shutter option to allow light in while having some privacy