Arianna's apartment is lovely, full of home touches & very warm & welcoming. It really does feel like a home away from home.
The rooms are nicely furnished & full of thoughtful touches, whether it be the Prosecco & water ready chilling in the fridge (a really lovely surprise), the toiletries in the bathroom or the cards, dominos & books ready to be played with/read.
Arianna & her family are so lovely it really does feel like you are staying at a friend's house rather than a rental apartment.
The beds & sofas are really comfy. There's aircon in all the rooms. The bathroom is by the terrace & I loved getting ready in the morning with the sun streaming through the window & door listening to the church bells ringing.
The kitchen is well set up &, while we chose to eat out each day, you could easily cook there.
The terrace is full of lovely plants & is a great place to sit in the sunshine & unwind before heading out for the day or for dinner in the evening. It has a lovely view over the Florence rooftops.
It's really easy to walk from the apartment to all the central sites - it's about a 10 minute walk to the Duomo & about an 8 minute walk to Sante Croce, for example. There is a supermarket & plenty of small shops within 5 - 10 minutes walk. There are also plenty of good restaurants & cafes nearby. We found a wonderful cafe to have breakfast in each morning about 10 - 12 minutes walk from the apartment.
We didn't use them as everywhere is so easy to get to on foot but there is also a bus stop a few minutes down the road.
Despite the convenient location the apartment is surprisingly quiet. We stayed there for 5 days & nights, including over the weekend, & were not disturbed by any noise. I've never found a centrally located apartment that was so quiet before - bliss!
Arianna kindly provided a list of possible restaurants & cafes to visit during our stay & was very quick to respond with any queries we raised.
The only thing that might put people off of the apartment is the 3 flights of quite steep stairs that have to be climbed to reach it. If climbing stairs is problematic this is not the apartment for you. Having said this, I'm not remotely fit & managed to climb the stairs with no problem other than being a bit puffed by the time I reached the top & the benefits far outweigh this. Also, it helps burn off the calories from all the yummy food eaten while there!
I highly recommend Arianna & her apartment, we had a brilliant time there & will definitely go back again.