Mary and Gio exceeded our expectations. They are wonderful hosts, met us at the property on arrival, gave us water (we were VERY hot), and told us everything we needed to know about the apartment and the area. They even helped us choose places to eat out and made the phone calls to book for us. Their recommendations were excellent.
The apartment is even better than it looks in the photos - lovely and cool, quite spacious, and perfectly clean. The decor is truly beautiful and creates a lovely atmosphere. Absolutely everything we needed was there - the kitchen has every dish and utensil you could need.
We quickly found that we were in a perfect district to explore Florence - there are lots of great restaurants around, Santa Croce has a really nice atmosphere, and it's not far to walk to the Uffizzi or the river.