A must stay. From the check in (absolute wonderful job done by Francesca and her Brazilian friend as Andrea was out during the week when we stayed, super responsive and available to give us great recommendation on restaurants, things to do , see with kids), a gorgeous and spotless, modern, updated, kids friendly, kitchen accommodative place to stay at (would highlight the beautiful terrace with views of the Duomo on one side and the Santa Crocia church on the other side), a prime location where every Florence 'must see spot' are, at most, locate within a 10-15 mins walk away from the apartment, everything went perfect with this place! I would again re-emphasize the incredible check in that we received from the hosts (remarkable - never experienced that before) and the wonderful place that Andrea owns. Perfect for our family of 5 with 3 little kids. Grocery store super close by and a special shut out to Cucina Torcicoda (literally at the bottom of the apartment) with incredible and responsive waiters to our gluten allergic kids.
The only little negative (Andrea, Francesca - I have to mention it!) from the posting is the misleading "free parking on premises"). There are no free parking at Andrea's place.....and by the way in all Florence old Town places. Just a bit misleading. If you use a car, YOU MUST use one of the garages all over Florence. Not a big deal but a bit pricey (we paid Eur50/day) but it is not an inconvenience as Andrea's place is located 10 mins walk away from most parking places in town. We learnt our mistake. Almost Impossible and prohibitive to use your car in Florence (check the "zona a traffico limitato" or ZTL or restricted traffic zone system before visiting by car).
All in - Would highly recommend this place to stay for families. You will also benefit from a great work out as the apartment is located on the top floor with around 98 steps to climb - perfect to burn some of that ridiculously good Firenze food!
Romain