We had a good stay at Maria Cristina‘s place.
The check-in was really pleasant and happened in person. We only had a tight timeline for the check-in and arrival at the apartment, because our arrival time coincidentally overlapped with the time where the host was about to leave to work. But it worked out fine in the end.
The apartment itself is situated at the east side of the old town of Firenze, it is a 30 minutes walk to Santa Maria del Fiore, during which you will already cross parts of the old town.
The apartment is authentically decorated and has a sense of history to it. The bath room looks like it was renovated recently so it looks new.
The room that we stayed in was actually a different room than the one in the pictures. We got a larger room with a narrow balcony and a look on the garden. The bed was large and comfortable.
On the down side we had quite a few mosquitoes in the room each day, because of the proximity to the garden area. Maria provided an electronic Mosquito blocker liquid device, which helped to a degree - but we bought some AUTAN, which was effective during the night.
Everything else regarding the stay was great. It is a really quite part of town so a good night‘s sleep is guaranteed.
Maria was also nice enough to provide a basic breakfast in the morning. The coffee was great - the rest of the breakfast is a little more on the sweet side than we would prefer it, but the delicious coffee and a yummy yoghurt will get you ready for the day.
There is a bus stop near buy where a bus stops frequently to take you to the main station of Firenze.
All in all it was a really enjoyable stay. We can recommend the apartment to all Florence visitors - but we can‘t fully evaluate the room that is originally advertised in the description.