The location of this place is unbeatable. It’s right in the middle of Florence and less than ten minutes walk away from any attraction you will want to go to while you are there. There are literally hundreds of restaurants, cafes, shops...anything your heart desires, right outside. There’s a great cafe around the corner where we got pastries and cappuccino each morning, two good sandwich places only steps away, and the Uffizi and Duomo are less than a five minute walk.
The space is very modern with many artistic touches. The elevator was appreciated. We didn’t use the kitchen much, but it was adequate. The bedrooms are both small, but comfortable, though one gets darker than the other, which was important for our seven month old. The extra toilet and washing machine were useful, though we didn’t need to do laundry.
The full bathroom was small and the shower was not good at all. It seemed like the shower head was too big for the fixture and it needed to be placed completely vertical in order to be usable. As a result, the water would come shooting straight out of the shower unless we quickly closed the door. The shower head also had a loose connection and water came out the side. There was no where to put our toiletries and it ended up being a pretty cramped situation for four adults.
Also, the hot water heater did not work for an entire day, so none of us bathed before going to Paris, but I’m sure that will be fixed by the time you read this.
Overall, the place was nice, clean, and centrally located and Luca and his wife were very helpful and got back to us quickly when we needed them. There aren’t a lot of things that come with the apartment, such as body wash, bottled water, paper towels, etc., and it was kind of a big ask to take the garbage down the street before checking out, but for a simple, affordable apartment in the middle of Florence, this did the job.