I would give Sara 5 stars and the apartment 3 stars, so on average, 4 stars. We stayed for almost a month, and the location could not be more perfect. It’s steps to the pointe vecchio, and other really nice restaurants. The wifi is pretty fast. There’s an excellent coffee shop we worked out of a few times (Ditta Artingianale) nearby, and also a supermarket (Sapori and Dintorni) which is big and has almost everything you could need.
For Sara, 5 stars because of her hospitality and accommodation. The water in the building shut off for half the day and she came by to try to see what was going on. She also sent someone to check the water heater (although there wasn’t much of an improvement). And she came by when we left for the weekend and thought we left the stove on (turns out it’s automatic shut off). We also got extra sheets, towels, etc. because we were staying longer. And there are plenty of kitchen and cleaning items. We also left behind quite a bit of spices and snacks :)
For the apartment itself, 3 stars because although the location and value is amazing, there were a few issues. If you’re staying long term and plan to be in the apartment, it makes it difficult because there’s no natural light. Turning off all the lights in daytime makes it almost pitch black :( it made it difficult to get up early in the mornings, and the air can get a little musky. There is also no oven so we couldn’t bake (not too big of a deal), and the water temperature and pressure of the shower could be improved. There’s also a 5 min walk to where we have to throw out the trash, I think this is the case for everyone that lives around here though.
All in all, I think this is a wonderful temporary stay, and we enjoyed having Sara as our host as she made things a lot easier for us. Grazie!