The stay at Cristinas was very valuable. Both she and her husband were very welcoming, took time to show me around and explain things about Florence and their place, and that is a very clean environment.

The things I liked the most:
1. Very clean room and bathroom, which I had to myself
2. A booklet that was well organized that easily explained aspects about the house and Florence – I referred to it frequently
3. The apartment was located to many of the sites that I wanted to see
4. She took much time to walk me through all of the details so I knew what to expect
5. The bathroom and bedroom work clean – something I did not expect.

Drawbacks:
1. The appartment is above a very active Street that has noise while into the early morning – it took me a wild to get used to that. Fortunately I was able to close the windows on my second and third day which reduce the noise significantly and I got great sleep. If you are a light sleeper and it is in hotter months, it is something to think about.
2. There were 89 steps to get to the door. Unfortunately I had heavy luggage, and even when I didn't it was a pretty steep journey.
3. Directly in front of the apartment is street vendors which slightly mitigates the nice character of a Florentine neighborhood.
4. The view of the Duomo I can only be seen by sticking your head out of the window and turning it at a 90° angle