Our stay at Bernardo’s AirBnB apartment was okay considering we were only there for 2 nights. The apartment was generally clean enough and the towels and linens provided were lovely and fresh, but some areas like the kitchen and bathroom were not ideal. The location was excellent (very close to the heart of Florence) but it would have been nice to have more guidance from the host in terms of where to park and how to get to the apartment, which is surrounded by one-way streets. In fact, we never met Bernardo but did meet his associate Obame who met us at the apartment and helped with our bags up the many many flights of stairs when we asked (thank you, Obame!!). Check in was a little hectic — we let Bernardo know our time of arrival in advance and also called when we got to Florence, but had to wait about 45 minutes in front of the apartment before Obame arrived as he was checking in other guests.
All in all, we enjoyed our time in Florence but a smoother check in process and perhaps more guidance around parking and how to get to the apartment would have made this a more positive experience. Thank you Bernardo and Obame for your help and hospitality!