I spent 17 days in Florence from Sept-Oct 2018. One week was spent at an Airbnb I returned to from a 2017 trip and the second week was at Lapo's gorgeous apartment.
The first issue was getting my larger suitcase, 4 in memory foam twin size mattress topper, a roll-aboard and a backpack from one location to the other. I could roll the foam up and tie it, but there was no way to drag everything from one place to the other even with friends helping. Lapo drove over to where I was staying, picked me, my large suitcase and my rolled foam topper, up with his small but big enough station wagon complete with excited and contained little Spaniel in the back! He drove me to the front door of his San Frediano flat and helped me take the large suitcase up to the second floor. My stay didn't start until the next day, but I was leaving town in the morning and wasn't going to be staying in the flat for the first night of my week. He was kind enough to let me have the keys and leave my bags the night before my paid stay! Talk about a super host! That made my life so much easier as I only had to take my two smaller bags to Cinque Terre with my friends who would be going on to Rome. I returned to Florence with my last two bags to my flat on my time schedule!
So, it began amazing and stayed amazing. His flat has all things you need for your stay except perishables. There was coffee and sugar and basic cooking spices. There was the best array of USEAB:LE glasses of any Airbnb I've stayed in. Meaning....8 large water glasses, 8 medium size glasses, 6 large size coffee cups, 6 espresso sized, 8 red wine glasses, 8 flutes, plus more! There was a full sized gas stove/oven with all the pots and pans to make a dinner. A full sized refrigerator with a freezer!!! This is an amazing feature in Europe - ANYWHERE in Europe!!! If you crave ice, you can make it here!
The furniture is modern with leather finish. Pretty much everything rolls! The floors are a smooth off-white concrete with a single, large cowhide rug. The dining table and chairs are a good size and usable in the large living area. The Smart TV has a Netflix account that is accessible to guests. That was an awesome feature! We liked being able to hang out and watch a movie when we came home after hours of walking the town. The apartment is airy and bright and also well lit at night. The king sized bed is upstairs with lots of closet space. There's a step up to the bed and bathroom. When stepping down from that level, there's a beam above that tall people would have to watch out for.... but at night, there would be no need to navigate it as the bathroom is right there - no steps or ducking of the head required.
The two couches downstairs could be used as single beds and roll about very easily.
Two gorgeous bathrooms allowed both of us, two girlfriends traveling without our husbands, to spread out a little and have a some extra privacy. Downstairs is the large dual headed shower. Upstairs has a sunken Jacuzzi tub with shower tools.
We LOVE the neighborhood. There's a Conad about 250 meters away! If you can't figure out how to use either of his coffee making devices, Mama's cake bakery is .1 miles away.
I hope to return to Lapo's place next year - and bring my husband !