Florence is a beautiful city, and this is a beautiful place to see it from! That said, there were a bunch of things about the city that I had no idea about, one of them of which was that you get a massive ticket if you drive your car too far into the city and park it there, which I did, of course. Ardi was so helpful and actually rode with me to show me where I could find a garage where I could park the car and have them contact the police to inform them that my car wasn't on the street. He also let us store our stuff at their family's leather shop so we could catch a wine tour. Thanks Ardi! You're the best!
The place itself is really nice, and the elevator REALLY helps if you have a lot of luggage, as we did. It was our honeymoon. However, the view from the top of the building is like... One of those things that I'll take to my grave with me. Top 5 most romantic things I've ever seen. The neighborhood it's situated in is very close to central Florence, but far enough away to avoid some of the pedestrian carnage. I actually ended up liking the neighborhood of the airbnb much more than when we went "into town." Much less touristy. Check out Rasputin down the street- so cool.