My wife and my daughter spent a month and a half at Niccolo's place in Florence and they are happy with everything. Our check-in was smooth, we were met by Niccolo's friend, Guglielmo, who explained us everything and was very welcoming. Regarding the place itself I can say the following. Photos are fair, what you see is what you get. The place isn't big, but there is more than enough space for 2 people or for a couple with a small child. It's clean, bright, nice looking. The kitchen is very well equipped (I want to underline that), the bed is wide and comfortable, WiFi is stable and fast (which is rare for Florence). There is a washing machine, too, which was important for us as the stay was long. And by the way there is a small balcony, yes, only for 1 chair, but it exists. The toilet and the shower cabin is basically one place (it’s clear from one of the photos), which can probably make some inconvenience, but nothing crucial, in historical buildings like that it’s not rare, so it’s not a complaint, this is just how it is. The flat is in an old residential building on the last (3rd) floor, which gives you a feeling of living like locals. Probably it will be tricky for seniors to climb up the ladder though, keep it in mind. The neighbors are very quite. In the inner yard there are terraces of 2 other apartments which looks to be for rent too, so for a couple of nights there were young companies talking and laughing late, but locals kindly asked them to, I quote: "shut up" and it worked. The apartment located close to the border of a historical center, but still inside the city walls. This is just what we needed, as there are no crowds of tourists, you have a number of nice cafes and restaurants around with a very good food for a reasonable price (at least 3 are just like 100-150 yards away), but you're still 10-15 mins to go to all the attractions. Another good thing is that the place is outside of the ZTL (limited traffic area), which is convenient if you travel by car like we did. You can unload the luggage right by the house without entering ZTL, but you can't park on that street. There is a big parking right by the river outside the city walls (Lungarno di Santa Rosa) for only 18 EUR per day which is 4 mins walking from the place. Another one is even closer, just 1-2 mins walk, it's on Viale Ludovico Ariosto. On the square it's 2,5 EUR per hour (30 EUR per day), but by the wall, just 20 yards aside it's only 1,5 EUR per hour (18 EUR per day), which is a bargain. It's not easy to find a parking spot there after 20:00 though, as it's free of charge at night. There is a supermarket on Piazza Torquato...