Tommaso was a responsive and gracious host, even though we were an hour late because we missed our train. He greeted us with a bottle of wine, parmesan cheese and flatbread and provided us with a list of restaurants and nearby services.

The apartment was indeed light-filled, with seven-foot tall windows opening into a 14-foot high space with a mezzanine for bed and bath. The tiny kitchen was well-equipped, and the dining area a pleasant place to work as well as eat (although the wi-fi worked better in the living room). The bathroom smelled a bit dank, but the hot showers were heavenly.

The location is great! just a couple of blocks from the train station, and a block away from the car rental garage. The street parallels the Arno (one block north of the river), and is lined with small restaurants, bars, pastiscerias, giving away to Missoni and Tiffany as you approach thePontr Vecchio and the Uffizi a few blocks away.

Super location, great layout. The only quibble is it can be noisy at night, with a motorcycle parking area a few doors away, All the waiters in the neighborhoods are revving up to go home around 11pm, and the upstairs neighbors seem to be scraping their dining room chairs about that time, too. So invest in a pair of earplugs, and enjoy your stay.