What a fabulous place to stay and see the sights in Florence! We could not have asked for a better, more secure location. We ate at 4 tremendous places that were all 1 to 3 minutes from our apartment door - including time to take the elevator down. After months in Italy and Europe and thousands of stairs - thank goodness for an elevator and a washing machine!
We were indeed away from the main tourist area, but could easily walk to the Duomo in less than 15 minutes and the Ponte Vecchio Bridge in about 5 minutes, while the Pitti Palace May have taken 2 minutes. Do yourself a favor and patronize the cofffee shop in the corner 50 Steps our the front door to the right. Those ladies are the sweetest ever.
Our host Luca deserves a lot of credit for being incredibly communicative and responsive even to the point of coming through with a dentist recommendation for an urgent concern. He is a total gentleman.
If prospective guests require a very quiet and or dark space - then this place may not be a perfect fit given its location on a fairly busy thoroughfare. Then again you may not find that anywhere in Florence.