Amazing stay at Violet's House! The place is as pictured, extremely clean and spacious. No problems at all with all the essentials, hot water or WiFi, and appliances like the dishwasher and washing machine were also easy to use. With a party of 4 friends, we appreciated the 2 bathrooms and living room sofa bed.
Situated at 10-15 minute walking distance to both the main Florence train station (Firenze SMN) and the Duomo, we were able to spend 5 nights here without using public transport even once. There are also small stores, supermarkets, restaurants and pharmacies nearby, so definitely a wonderful base for exploring the historical area of Florence!
The apartment is on the 2nd floor, and some road noise can be heard from all rooms (a small price to pay for living so central), especially as we were staying over during the New Years holidays, there were occasional nights with rowdy people outside, but again - nothing to keep us awake, although super noise sensitive people may want to bring earplugs. And while there were no elevators, it's a short flight of stairs to climb, and the host helped us with our luggages too.
Riccardo was the perfect host - met us perfectly on time for check-in and out, gave us a thorough tour of the house, and drew out restaurant/supermarket tips and recommendations on a map, and helped us arrange a taxi to the airport as well. Wonderful hospitality that only added to an amazing trip to this beautiful city - grazie!!!