Great location, a block away from river Arno. An easy walk to Cascine Park where big outdoor concerts take place. We just missed Aerosmith during our visit, but we did attend SOAD (and it was amazing!). Also just 1km away from Ponte Vecchio. Lots of restaurants nearby. Can’t ask for a better spot.
The apartment is roomy and has 2 bathrooms (with bidet, that’s pretty cool). There’s a very nice outside balcony facing rooftops and trees in the courtyard. The apartment was clean and had all the necessary items like towels, linens, kitchen utensils and such. It is on the 3rd floor so if you have heavy suitcases you’ll have to do a bit of a work out going up the stairs.
There’s no AC in the house and probably 10 out of 12 months of the year it wouldn’t be a problem. However we stayed in the end of June with mid 90s F temperature outside… Opening windows for the night helps, but then mosquitos seize the chance to have a feast. There are mosquito nets above beds, use them! Another downside of having open windows: you will be woken up at 5am by lively busy street noises outside.
Also neighbor downstairs is very noise sensitive (that strikes me as odd given that the building is located on a busy street with lots of traffic on it). We tried to escape the heat on the balcony in the evening. The 4 of us had a conversation, no music, no stomping around. But we did joke and laugh and had a great time. The neighbor came out and asked us not to be loud. It’s not a big deal, just want to give a heads up.
There’s no assigned parking spot, but it was easy enough to find street parking. You just have to remember to feed a meter on time.