Carla’s home is beautiful, inside & out. The lounge room is spacious and elegant, we spent most of our time admiring the many delicate pieces of art on the walls. Reading in the hammock in the gorgeous gardens after a filling breakfast outside and then driving into town (5mins) where Ana (the house manager) gave us a great tip to park for free lol day. We walked in a few times too (20mins to Porta Roma) and loved exploring the trendy neighbourhood before the river near Santo Spirito. In summer the mosquitos are aggressive, I recommend keeping the windows in the bedroom shut at night and during the day to keep the heat out as there are no fly screens, bug spray is a must. Breakfast everyday was huge with great coffee and an excellent way to start the day. There is no kitchen facilities though but not necessary as Florence has incredible food everywhere you go. There is a supermarket 5 mins drive down the road which was handy. Area is perfectly safe to walk around at night and people are very helpful and gracious. We spent a week here and it felt like home. We became great friends with Ana who took us out and always gave great advice on where to go, we were sad to leave.