First off, Cristina is an amazing host and 100% on top of everything. On-time and flexible at check-in, answers questions quickly, and is just a super nice person.
Never being to Florence I was not sure what to expect in terms of value and location.
- The Location was amazing and better than expected. It's on a quiet street, yet steps away from Palazzo Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery (I mean steps). No more than a five-minute walk to the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio. A 10-minute walk to the train station. All the shopping, food, and cafes you'd ever need within 5 minutes. When you look at the maps of Florence, everything is closer in person than it seems on the maps.
- The place was just fantastic. All hardwood floors, super spacious kitchen and living room, and it was just a wonderful space to call home for a week. The bedrooms were quite spacious (in terms of being in a city) with 2 bathrooms with showers, lots of privacy between the 2 bedrooms, and the beds and pillows were very nice and comfortable. A third room that I used as an office away from everyone as well. I am a very picky person with high expectations and If I were to live in Florence, I would want to buy this place and could live in it very easily. My Daughter lives a block from this place in Florence and she couldn't believe how nice it was compared to the place she lives.
Based on the location, size of space, and cost I'd give it 6 stars if I could. I would recommend it to anyone considering this place. We will be back!