We arrived from Paris to our Florence experience. The pictures were accurate, it is exactly like the pictures. Now the view is more spectacular than the pictures show. It was astonishing and breathtaking knowing what a view we had. The location was simply extraordinary. Shops and restaurants right there. Every time of the day was a beautiful scene. The elevator is what I was looking for since I had older parents with me. We were 7 guests ages 24 to 77. When you check in, and I didn't know this, you have to pay for a city tax, aprox 3 euros per person. The same happened in Rome so don't be surprised by that.
The halls of the builiduing which is old as in beautiful old from outside , has a 70''s look from the inside. It smells bad too as you aproach the elevator, but it is all forgotten when you get to the apartment"s view.
It is great that Luciano gives you 2 sets of keys for a large group like ours.
The kitchen was renovated, modern and fully equipped. It was super conveniente since we did cook and had breakfast there every morning. The dishes were not very clean when we got there but it was easy to clean them.
The coffee machine was great and there were enough coffee pods left from past guests before we could get to a store. Salt, pepper, oil was already there.
The apartment is huge, so comfortable. The uphosltery needs a renovation and so do the bathrooms, but if you are not too picky it is absolutely perfect. My Mother loved the feeling of tuscan furniture and old looking things. My younger nieces didn't. Ha Ha. One of two bathrooms we thought needed a curtan, it was just a tub and hand shower but they worked fine and we had no problem with bathrooms being 7 of us. The closets need a bit of organization. The washer was great, we needed to do some laundry after a week in Paris.
Our host was fantastic. Luciano helped us eveytime we needed something and got us a great big vanto go to the airport.
This is a truly big and romantic apartment with everything you need for a great trip.