We really enjoyed our stay at Piero and Cinzia's apartment. We stayed there for 10 nights. The view from the terrace overlooking the Arno and the hills south of Florence was wonderful.
The location was great for us. It was close enough to walk to all of the major sites. Yet it was far enough away from the tourist district that we got a true sense of what is like to live in Florence. There were two markets conveniently located in the neighborhood behind the building. We also discovered a very good gelato shop nearby.
There were several outdoor bars and restaurants in the park along the river just across from the apartment building. My wife and I visited them a couple of times. Our daughters who are in their mid-20's went out there several times during our stay.
The apartment was spacious. It has a well equipped modern kitchen. The beds were comfortable and Piero had one of the bedrooms set up with two twin beds to accommodate our daughters. The bathrooms were good sized and there was extensive closet space.
There is a washing machine located out of the way on the terrace, but no dryer. There is a drying rack on the terrace. We did more laundry than we expected to.
Piero helped us check-in early and did a very good job of explaining the set up of the apartment. He had lots of materials explaining the location of local shops and ATM locations, procedures for taking buses, taxis, and bikes. After we checked in we communicated with him via text message and he was always quite responsive.
The apartment was spacious and comfortable. The two bathrooms were also good sized. There was extensive closet space.
The road outside the apartment is quite busy. There were lots of people out at night in the park near the bars and restaurants. The neighborhood seemed safe and we never had any issues coming or going at all times of day and night.
We would definitely recommend this apartment to people interested in a spacious, well-equipped place close to but not in the middle of the center of town.