I would suggest this as being an ideal location if you are interested in being private and in a good location to explore Florence. The easiest way to get here from the central station is to take the C2 bus that takes around 20 minutes max. (traffic) to reach it's final destination Piazza Baracca around 100m -150m from the apartment.
An early morning start getting the C3 bus from the same stop, will get you straight up to Palazzo Pitti / Boboli gardens from where you can meander down to the centre of town exploring all the smaller lanes.
The only difficultly we found was to manouvre the steep steps with heavy luggage, (yes I know, silly to travel like this, but we were on the return leg after a family wedding), but for a backpacker or weekend stay, it's to be highly recommended.
The bathroom and kitchen are well-equipped and if you're tired at the end of the day you could cook yourself dinner as we did and sit with your feet up. Otherwise there are good places to eat around the area.
A family would find the sleeping accommodations satisfactory with extra beds, and the kitchen useful to feed the children. The toiletries etc; were good. Just take your hair conditioner with you.
Altogether a very restful and happy holiday thanks to Fabio (very quick to respond to texts) and the absent Mirko. O ragazzi, ci sarebbe piaciuto conoscervi in persona!
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