This is a legitimately special listing. Most airbnbs I’ve visited are either on-par with or below my expectations based on their online presentation, but Andrea has created a space which feels luxurious, well, curated and authentically filled with personality while being utterly unpretentious.
The apartment is a piece of history itself, accentuated with antique furniture and artifacts; all art on the walls were painted by the host or his family and friends. There is a booklet with tons of interesting information about the history of the place.
Andrea was very welcoming and helpful, and always answered questions over text immediately. There were lots of little touches of his care for the place throughout.
We paid substantially less for our stay in Andrea’s fantastic apartment than many far less interesting or well-cared for airbnb’s on our trip. It felt like a seriously good deal and made our stay in Florence very special. I couldn’t have imagined wanting to return to an airbnb more than once before staying here, but in this case I legitimately would.