My best friend and I had a nice stay in Francesca’s apartment. I was happy to see that the downstairs area had a door before going up to the bedroom on the spiral staircase. She also gave of plenty of privacy was responsive to messages through Airbnb. Since we were the only people staying with Francesca, I felt comfortable that the door didn’t have a lock. But it is something to keep in mind if it would bother you. The only window was the door to the very small balcony so it was a little stuffy, but not bad since we were traveling in October. We were a little disappointed about the WiFi. The first night we couldn’t get any signal, and by he second night we could get a weak signal. The apartment is in a nice area and fairly walkable since Florence is a smaller city. Keep in mind that she is very strict about check out time. We ended up being 15 minutes late to check out and I could tell she was upset about her schedule being delayed, but was still very responsive to our messages updating her and gracious that we apologized profusely and were already packed up and ready to go once we got back. We had one of the best meals of our life from a restaurant Francesca recommended so make sure to try her suggestions!