BOOK it NOW! The host Savino is the best and provides an exception experience! The apartment is spotless and convenient (brand new and spacious!)
1) Savino: he's your host, guide and friend in Florence. He truly cares for every guests he met and many stay friends with him. He is attentive and provided me with an umbrella when it's cloudy; mobile phone in case of emergency. He cooked a delicious dinner and it was so good I ate his share of dinner! His knowledge of local area and food will give you the best of Florence. I followed his advice to a less known church and was stunned by its beauty! If you stay with him, be sure to check out his guestbook and map, you will experience the love many have for Savino. He remembers many of his guests by name and their background, which show me he's not doing this for money, he is really looking to meet people. The day I have to checkout, I have an early evening train and Savino was kind enough to let me leave the luggage there and practically gave me another half a day, I can't appreciate that enough!
2) APARTMENT: this is Savino's own apartment and he takes great pride in keeping it spotless clean. It's 15 minutes from train station and it's located in a quiet square. The rooms are spacious with big dresser and windows. The room I stayed in, the bed is better than any hotel I've stayed in and MEMORY FOAM pillow!!! The bed sheet smells like fresh laundry. The kitchen and guest bathroom are spacious and clean. That big gray wall in the kitchen, hand painted by Savino and his father and it gives the apartment such a clean but dramatic backdrops.
I can't say enough of how good Savino and his apartment is! I really wished I could have stay few more nights...