I just got back from Italy and stayed at this apartment for 4 days from March 19, 2014 to March 22, 2014. This apartment was a great as it had a Italian villa feel but was modern and spacious! It was a five star apartment by any standard! The apartment is in an old building and there is a flight of steps to the small elevator, but inside the apartment it is wonderful. There were five of us in this 2 bedroom and 2 full bath apartment. Each room had a King bed so that was great as my brother and his wife had one room and my mother and myself had the other. My sister came along last minute and Marie was able to accommodate her as well with her own, single, bed in one of the rooms. Good size living room, the kitchen was small but perfect and had all the basics (stove, refrigerator, sink, dishes, utensils, coffee maker, etc. There is Wi-Fi in the apartment and it works perfectly and is easy to connect to. There was shampoo and soap as well as towels and linens provided. The location is FANTASTIC as the city center is literally a couple of streets away. Maybe a 5 minute walk at the most! There were plenty of restaurants/bars nearby as well. We had breakfast at the apartment daily as we bought items from the market so it was a great way to start the day. Marie as a host is exceptional and gracious! She was there to greet us when we arrived, offered to book restaurant reservations for us, went to the market and bought us bread and wine for the apartment and didn't even charge us for it! She even called us a taxi to get us where we needed and also called us a taxi for the day we left to go to the train station which is only 10 minutes away. We were even able to have a package delivered to her own, personal home that she waited to receive as we would be touring during the day. She then met me directly in the city to hand deliver the package to me and she was so sweet about it. She was really a fabulous host and you had the feeling if you needed help she would be there for you. Check-out was so easy as we simply had to leave the keys on the table in the apartment and shut the door and leave. If I visit Florence again, I will only stay here again! Book it - you won't regret it!