A useful place. The unit is spacious and reasonably well equipped. It was fairly clean. It is, above all, incredibly well located. It is literally a 10 minute walk to any central Florence site you might want to visit. It is, however, up three flights of narrow stairs and the upper floor loft bedroom is a further two flights up. The brothers who manage the actual arrival and departure process, Giovanni and Ruggini, are extremely helpful and speak reasonable English. Security appears ok.

Area was quite, bed was high density foam and firmly comfortable. Bathroom ok.

One criticism in other reviews is the lack of natural light. It is true there are only two windows,one on each floor and both of which look into a narrow alley between buildings. The lower level had a breeze but the aroma was not pleasant when I was there, the typical light sewerage aroma common in Italy. I think the alley overlooks the backdoors of local restaurants. Ventilation upstairs was limited but there is an air-conditioning unit, which I didn’t need at that time of year. The roof of the bedroom level also has skylights, but the blinds on these are permanently closed. There is a church at the other end of the alley and the church bells were delightful.

If you are sleeping with the windows open, don’t forget that Florence has mosquitoes. Stop at the supermarket for insecticide spray.

Parking is not included and was 25euro per day at the time of writing. The brothers will book it for you, but you need to let them know before you get there. Mentioning it to David is not enough. Note carefully the ZTL driving restrictions in central Florence. If you use the parking garage it appears they look after ZTL permits for you.

Wifi available, but slow, especially in the evenings. Not always consistent enough to stream radio on apps. Ok for work email. There is no summary sheet in the apartment of good restaurants, lunch, bancomats, supermarkets etc. In central Florence these are not easy to find if you don’t know the area. Ask they guys, who are extremely helpful. I found their restaurant recommendations particularly good.