Gian's apartment was incredible. It was extremely clean (and i am very picky about this issue) and cozy. Gian was an incredible host, always ready and willing to help us out with any issue, dropping a key off for us so we could get into his apartment late in the evening on Christmas Eve.

The bed was very comfortable, the kitchen and bathroom were spotless and the sitting area was very cozy. There is an iron and ironing board and a washing machine in the apartment which was fantastic. Gian even dropped off some laundry detergent for us later in the week, which was incredibly nice.

The only issue we had, which was not Gian's fault, was a loud 'dinner' next door. As we were flying out the next morning we were trying to sleep but the neighbor was having a loud dinner at 10p that lasted until after midnight. I think that is just the nature of Florence. It's intense and loud. Due to the nature of all the stone buildings and close proximity sound carries very well.

Gian, however, helped us out by talking to the neighbor over the phone asking them to quiet down, which they did (a little bit). This was also over the Christmas holiday and everyone was clearly feeling festive.

Overall we had an incredible experience and we would recommend staying at Gian's apartment. If we return to Florence we would definitely stay at his place again. His apartment was much quieter and in a calmer neighborhood than the Florence hotel we had stayed in earlier that week.