The apartment was spacious, charming, and well equipped, located conveniently close to Santa Maria Novella Station. As we arrived before check-in time, the cleaning lady let us in and Gentiana arrived to orient us to the apartment and area within 10 minutes. The washer and dryer were particularly helpful after 10 days of travel. The area is central to plenty of shops, cafes, and restaurants, as well as the Santa Maria Novella church and the historical farmacia.

We took advantage of one of Artan's touring offers. He took us in his van on a day-long art and history tour that is rarely experienced by most tourists--visiting Piazza de Michelangelo, a 1000-year-old church and graveyard, the Giant of the Apennines, a private museum all to ourselves, a great local pizza place for lunch, and culminating in a guided tour of the Galleria dell'Accademia to see Michelangelo's David. Wonderful!

It's a great apartment, and Artan a fantastic host and guide. We would definitely stay again and take another tour!