Pros: Location is an absolute 5 star, there is a great grocery store just 10m away from the building, many amazing restaurants just around the corner, all the attractions just a walk away - location perfect, just like communication and check-in with Filippo. The fact you have the whole apartment for yourself is simply amazing. It's also on the budget, i'd say overall an okay deal. But...
Cons: It's a shame I have to write this review but I would like to be honest and help out other guests so everyone knows what they're booking.
I say it's a shame because this apartment has the potential to be the most booked bnb in Florence, if a little bit more attention was paid to renovate the place.
I've been using airbnb for a while now and have to sadly say this was one that surprised me the most - but in a bad way.
The place overall was dirty, there was a lot of dust around the apartment, the bathroom was moldy and had a strong modly smell, the sofa very old and basically destroyed, the bed frame unstable and matresses very uncomfortable - probably very old as well. This apartment really needs to be renovated, including the furniture. What a shame because the host and location are great. This apartment truly is wasted potential. Cleanliness has the highest priority whenever I book a place to stay, this one unfortunately was a 1 star in this area. We wanted to leave after the first night, but to book a new place spontaniously during high season is veery expensive. So we just stayed. We came for Firenze Rocks, a 4 day festival so it was ok for this period.
Other than that there is just a bit of confusion on my side as this is a bed and breakfast, but there was no breakfast included. We also had to take out our own trash, even though we paid a 15€ cleaning fee. It's a first for me, so just wanted to get this thought out.
TLTR: Great location, nice host but place needs a renovation, including new furniture, very badly.
I hope Filippo will take this honest review to heart and maybe start dealing with some parts of it, if he did this would be the only place for me to book in Florence - even if I had to pay a higher price after the renovations.