This apartment blew away all our expectations. This being our first visit to Florence in Italy, we were keen to stay in the historic center, within walking distance of the Duomo, Accademia and Uffizi gallery. Katia's apartment has one of the best locations, right next to the Duomo. We loved that we could see Brunelleschi's iconic dome right from the spacious balcony of the apartment. The apartment photos and listing details are all very accurate. It's spacious and airy with lots of natural light and very clean and modern. Comfortable beds and pillows, nicely appointed bathroom and a cozy dining table for breakfast, along with a well-stocked neat kitchen that's great for those who want to cook their own meals during their stay.

Communicating with Katia and planning for our visit was a breeze. She was very responsive to our emails and provided us with helpful details to plan our journey from the train station to the hotel. We met Valentina at the main entrance to the apartment complex, right on time as planned. She gave us a tour of the entire premises and apartment, along with all the information we needed on how to access the doors, a map of Florence highlighted with all the main sights.

It was amazing to have the entire apartment to ourselves! We walked everywhere in Florence and the apartment was so centrally located that we were even able to drop in midday for a refreshing break before heading out on the next sightseeing item on our itinerary.

After an entire day of walking and exploring, it was bliss to come back to this cozy private apartment, freshen up, and sit outside on the balcony (chairs and tables provided), and look out over endless red-tiled roofs towards the horizon, as the sun set over the Duomo and the famous dome lit up ever so slowly at dusk.

There's no doubt that whenever we return to Florence, we will seek out this same apartment and stay here again!