My family and I had a great stay a Hamid's apartment. Check-in was smooth. Hamid took his time recommending places to visit and how to navigate the city. I was a little pressed on time to meet Hamid so I left my family at the train station in order to meet Hamid at the pre-arranged time. After the check-in process, Hamid was kind enough to drive me back to the train station and then pick up the rest of my family and our luggage to drive us back to the apartment (apartment is about a 10-15 minute walk from the main train station). His hospitality was quite unexpected as he was tight on his own schedule and personal appointment so that was very kind of him!
Hamid’s place is just as the pictures show. We had a total of 5 adults and 3 kids (all under 7) and we all fit comfortably. It was nice to have the convenience of home away from home. Having a washing machine to do laundry was a great as well. There is a grocery store 3 mins from the apartment and restaurants as well. Apartment is conveniently located and about 10 mins walk from the mercato centrale. Actually, the apartment is close to everything! 10-15 mins walk from Academia, Duomo… all-in-all a fantastic and quiet location! As others have noted, the apartment is on the upper floor. However, it is not really a big deal but could be for less mobile travellers. Just pack lighter suitcases and all is fine (we had heavy suitcases and we did just fine). We would definitely stay at Hamid’s apartment again based on sheer convenience of location and knowing Hamid is close by if anything came up. Also, just to add, it was hot in Florence the first week of June. Apartment has A/C in every bedroom but we didn’t really use it as his place is very airy as well. Thank you again for a great stay!