Location, location, location! WOW. A 90-second walk away from seeing Michelangelos David. 5 minutes to the Duomo. 10 seconds to the first two restaurants. 25 seconds to cappuccino and breakfast.
And then there is the apartment itself - it is big! Much larger than the photos lead to believe. Two good size bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, a small bathroom and a second toilet. All tied together by a massive hallway. Tall ceilings and all sparking clean and well looked after.
Excellent communication via AirBnB mail and text messages made sure that we only had to wait 15 seconds before being handed the keys (and getting a tour of the place) by Matilde (who is fluent in English).
The apartment is situated at the first floor of an ancient building and is accessible via two roomy flights of stairs. No elevator is available, so less suitable for those who have trouble climbing stairs.
The one big downside was on our first night (on a Friday) - the master bedroom is overlooking a small courtyard that also served as the chat (and smoking?) area for a nearby bar. And it was LOUD. Even with the windows shut. This kept us between sleeping and waking until 4 am, when all of a sudden everybody was gone. Closing time of the bar, apparently.
Armed with newly purchased ear plugs and fearing an even louder Saturday night, we were amazed that our second night was very quiet. Not a soul on that courtyard. Maybe that Friday was a fluke, maybe some special occasion. We'll never know. Make sure to invest 5 euros in ear plugs though. Just in case. Still, it's little price to pay to be smack in the middle of it all.
As for Firenze itself - even in mid-October the streets were packed with fellow-tourists. And yet the city is utterly amazing and certainly worth a visit. And when you do, we can wholeheartedly recommend Marco e Tanias place!