If you are looking for an affordable place that is within walkable distance of the main train station in Florence, I don’t think you could get much better than this. The space was clean and comfortable. And the bedding, both the sheets and pillows were a plus.
The check-in process was a little daunting for a foreigner in my opinion. I had communicated totally in English before our arrival. And then I was told I was going to be meeting a man with a name other than anybody who I had communicated with. But I was met by a woman at the bottom of a very dark stairwell who could not speak English. We finally established that she was there to help us into the apartment. If I had not been able to speak her language, our communication would have only been with hand signals. Then she asked for a photograph of our passports. I would never give a copy of my passport to someone who is totally different from the person I was told I would be meeting. It was very unprofessional and quite suspicious to be honest.
The apartment was clean for the most part except there was mold in the bathroom in the tiny shower around the window and on the walls. There was barely enough hot water for a good shower for one person. Then we had to wait another 30 minutes for the water to heat up for the second person. A dirty towel was left from the previous guest.
There is another apartment above this one. There seems to be construction going on. I could hear drilling and banging. I could also hear what seemed to be an animal skittering across the ceiling. Frequently there were chairs being scraped across the floor. I had to wear earplugs to get to sleep.
At first I did not feel safe in the apartment. But after walking the streets of Florence and knowing that I was behind three locked doors, I shifted my opinion to feeling that it was safe.
So in the end, I would recommend this apartment to you even though there are things that were concerning to me. But I feel that it is a good value considering the high dollar economy of where it is.