We had a great stay at Federico’s place, it was centrally located and within walking distance of everything! The living room was furnished beautifully and added to the Florence ambiance.
Federico was incredibly attentive and made sure all our questions were answered in a timely manner. He even had some complimentary snacks and drinks ready for us, which was appreciated.
The biggest appeal of the place really is the location. We got to walk to all the major sights and the Firenze SMN station for some day trips to surrounding cities (Siena, Cinque Terre, and Milan). The Santa Croce plaza is busy, but not overflowing with tourists, which was greatly appreciated, and central to some great restaurants and the best gelato in the whole city (Rivareno). Rivareno was the only place in city that had their gelato in silver lidded tubs and not mounded and if you are a gelato snob like we are, you know how important that is to overall consistency, texture, and taste! Our favorite flavors were Peach, Lemon, and Pistachio.
Check-in went fairly smooth and Federico helped us with any issues we had.
A few caveats on the AirBnB: 1) there are a great deal of stairs to climb to the apartment, which was noted in the listing, but if you have a lot of luggage it can be a lot to handle depending on the person, 2) there is another set of stairs once you get into the apartment that are fairly narrow so it will take a bit of maneuvering to get luggage up and down, but not impossible, 3) there is no AC in the bedroom only a fan and for us in the middle of July it was pretty difficult to sleep, but the living room provided reprieve, and 4) we had issues with making sure our apartment door was locked so just make sure you really slam it shut so it doesn’t pop open and freak you out.
None of these caveats would stop us from staying here again just things to keep in mind given your personal condition! Federico assisted us in calling a taxi to the station, but it is within walking distance if you prefer (we walked with our luggage to the AirBnB upon arrival).
Loved the location and ambiance and already miss it!