Elena's apartment was the perfect location for our first visit to Florence! It was SOOOO very central and allowed us to pop in and out as needed and the cafe just downstairs was the perfect breakfast spot! Our travel got very delayed on arrival day and we didn't get to the apartment until after midnight. we were SOOOO tired and so thankful that Elena arranged to have someone meet us so late and let us in and oriented us to the apartment. Our two teen girls LOVED having their own special spaces and the beds and whole space was so comfortable. It WAS a bit noisy - so maybe bring along earplugs if you are sensitive to that. With the close location to the Piazza, there were many late night partiers singing and celebrating outside our windows on their way home, but all in all, the space was really wonderful. And the AC was AMAZING! Hot summer days in Florence call for some good AC!