Overall we enjoyed our stay here - the apartment is in a fantastic location with stunning views of the Duomo from the balcony, and Federico and his brother were very helpful and gave us lots of information about the local area at check in. We did have to wait for 40 minutes on the doorstep on arrival as Federico and his brother were delayed checking in someone in another property, but the bottle of wine they gave us when they arrived was a lovely and very welcome touch! There are a few drawbacks though that would make us think twice about returning: the apartment is at the top of a LOT of stairs with no lift, it's comfortable but basic with quite dated furniture, the kitchen is almost impossible to cook in due to a lack of basic utensils (e.g. no knife or cheese grater, handles coming off saucepans, hob old and faulty so the flame kept going out) and the hairdryer was broken. The air con was also very noisy so we found it hard to get to sleep and we were then woken at 7am by the Duomo's bells every morning so don't stay here expecting to catch up on sleep! Bring lots of insect repellent too - we left covered from head to toe in mosquito bites and swotted over a dozen mosquitos in one evening despite spraying ourselves and keeping windows closed. It's absolutely fine as a no frills base from which to explore Florence and admire the Duomo and with a bit of updating and attention to detail (and a decent pair of ear plugs!) it could be a lovely place to stay.