Michele & Caterina's place had a big part in our great experience in Florence. First stepping in you have the immediate feel for the real Florentine living experience. Beautiful patterned tile floors, exposed wood beams, and big windows with real shutters. It was enchanting. The location is on a back street but around the corner from a few cafes. It was a short walk to everything, Ufitzi, the duomo, shopping, and lots of restaurants. The bed was the most comfortable bed we had our entire Europe trip! Seriously, what brand is the mattress and where can I buy one?
The bathroom was nice, small shower but the vanity has tons of room for multiple toiletries for two people. We appreciated the washer as we needed to wash a few things for the rest of our 2 week trip.
One suggestion: Bring ear plugs, even if you are not an 'ear plug person'. The cafes around the corner can provide a general hum of chatter/talking on weekend nights. We found that having the windows AND shutters closed in both the bedroom and bathroom helped. (I did notice the windows in the bedroom are newer and do block a lot of sound.)
That aside, I cannot stress enough how perfect our stay was at Michele & Caterina's place. We would absolutely stay again! Thank you!