Stefano was on vacation on the weekend of our visit but his friend was waiting for us on arrival and welcomed us to the apartment where Stefano had kindly left us a bottle of wine to enjoy. This charming apartment is in a traditional old Italian house, however inside it is modern and clean with high ceilings, a large wall mounted TV and a comfortable bed. There was everything in the apartment that we needed for our stay including toaster, coffee maker, kettle, towels, hairdryer, iron and shower gel. Also the shower and the air conditioning were both very efficient. The apartment is a five minute walk from Il Duomo and is close to a number of small food stores so we were able to stock up on breakfast items. It is accessed via several flights of stone steps, so although Stefano's friend kindly carried our suitcase, it may not be suitable for anyone with walking diffculties. However it is a really lovely studio apartment, well equipped and I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Florence.