We had an absolutely PERFECT 10 days at Chiara’s apartment, spending almost all of our days exploring Florence. This apartment is in such an ideal location. We could not have asked for better. The Piazza Santa Novella is beautiful. But in addition— the bus, train and tram hubs are just steps away. Not that you need them that often because the apartment is also super close to all the major sites. We walked nearly everywhere.
The apartment was in perfect condition. We were greeted by Chiara’s father who has an infectious love of Florence. His overview of things to see was wonderful and inspired a couple of our outings.
It was handy to have an elevator so we only had to get our bags up a couple steps and then had easy access to the doorstep. The apartment and area were very safe. We had no worries in this regard.
Chiara’s place had a nicely outfitted kitchen, a nice bath and a comfortable bed. The views from the windows are wonderful. She also has a few ‘treats’ there so we enjoyed the unexpected coffee pods provided to get us up and going each morning. Despite some hustle and bustle below because of the restaurants we never were bothered by noise at all.
The book of recommendations from Chiara was also helpful. We went to MANY of her recommended restaurants and they were all great! It was the off season (November) so we really only made a reservation once. Otherwise we just turned up and got a table. She also gave us some great tips so we could get massages. And helped us get a taxi to the airport at 430A since our flight was too early to rely on taking the tram. And the information provided in her guide on various sites was really helpful too. Very nicely done.
We HIGHLY recommend this spot. We would definitely stay here again if ever visiting Florence.