Giulia was not in Italy when we arrived in her apartment but she prepared our arrival by giving us a lot of tips about the neighborhood (good restaurants, bars, gelaterias...). We were nicely welcomed by her friend and her cousin who waited for us as we were late because of the traffic (which can be horrible at the end of the day in Florence). And Giulia's father had bought us a colomba, biscotti, and some milk and water for the breakfast. What a welcoming family!
The apartment is even bigger than it appears on the photos. The big celling height (more than 3 meter) is really pleasant. It was very clean. Giulia has a good taste in the choice (and the making) of the furnitures. Her place is very cosy, and we really liked its style. The living room is very comfortable for chilling. It remains fresh when it's very hot outside. There is a hifi system where you can connect your ipod or computer. The bedroom is on the street side, but the street is quiet so it's not so noisy. The bed is nice and comfortable, even if it's not a huge one. The kitchen is nice and sufficiently equipped for breakfast and simple cooking. The unique weak point was the wifi that was not so fast (it's a 3G system and 3G seems to have problem in the neighborhood while we were there: it did not work on our last day, neither through the apartment wifi system nor our cellphone), but it could generally be enough for basic web operations.
The neighborhood is very cool, not too touristic like others areas (but not too far of those areas if you want to walk there), and very lively, with a lot of nice little bars.
Even if we didn't meet her, Giulia was full of attention all along our stay. At the end she let us leave her apartment when we wanted, just leaving the keys inside, and she called a taxi for us as the number didn't work on our cellphone.
We definitively recommend Giulia's apartment, and we'll come back with pleasure!