This is a fantastic apartment. If you are wondering if being on the other side of the river might not be easy then think again. You get the best of both worlds. For a start you are right at the start of a bridge and it's only an 8-10 lovely walk through the beautiful and interesting streets of Florence to the Duomo. As well as that you are away from the THRONGS of tourists (and the associated noise, average restaurants, souvenir shops etc), in an interesting, vibrant and more 'real' part of this stunning city, yet you are still so close to everything. As well as that you have a cafe with the most incredible pastries beside the entrance to the apartment, the BEST authentic pizza around the corner on the river, a mini mart, small supermarket about 2 mins away, pharmacy, ATM etc etc etc. all right there. As well as that the honest places to eat on on the Oltrarno.
The apartment itself is very spacious, the living area is a little small (but this was perfectly fine for us), 2 big bedrooms (one can be a little noisy from the restaurant downstairs but this does stop and we weren't too bothered by it), and there is pretty much everything you need including a dishwasher and washing machine, great shower etc etc etc. There isn't an elevator in this building so you have to climb some stairs but again this is very manageable. Silvia and Felix were fantastic hosts and were very accessible.....Silvia even organised our taxi for us as we were leaving for the airport with a lot of baggage and our accent was difficult for the taxi dispatcher to understand over the phone.
Thanks for a great stay in this stunning city in your beautiful apartment in the best and most central area of Florence.