Here is an honest review of the place:
- The location of the apartment is amazing, 10 minutes by foot to the train station, 10 minutes or less to a lot of great museums (Academy, Uffizi, etc.)
- There is a grocery store (Carrefour express) 100 ft away, which comes in very handy because there aren't that many stores in the center
- I expected having to climb some ladder to reach the terrace and having to share it with tons of people, but the terrace is right outside the apartment for your personal use. The pictures completely do not do it justice, I mean you have the most ridiculous and unobstructed view of the dome that you can imagine.
- Between the apartment and the dome is another row of apartment buildings, which effectively shields most of the noise. You can have hundreds of people gathering around the dome and still hardly hear anything.
- The kitchen is perfectly functional and equipped with most of the things you will need to cook simple meals
- The boiler is definitely big enough for two people
- Two minor drawbacks (which didn't bother me, just to make this an "honest" review): If you have back pain, the firm mattress might give you trouble, and if you are taller than me (6"), you'll have to walk down the narrow stairs very carefully and watch your achilles.
I definitely give this place 5 stars and would stay again in a heart beat.