Frederico’s father, Marco, was there to meet us to let us in and show us all we needed to know for our stay within the flat and advice on things we wanted or should go and see. His enthusiasm and pride in his town was very nice. The flat is very clean with beautiful linen and towels and comfy beds. Having a lift to the top floor is a real plus. The bells do ring as I’d seen in someone else’s comments, but they don’t start too early and because the flat faces away from the road it’s otherwise very quiet. The view of the Duomo is fantastic. The flat is very central and since Florence is very much a town to walk around it is perfectly situated. A couple of local supermarkets are nearby too so that was very handy. Kitchen well stocked with all you need if you want to cook. In all, it was a super place.