The apartment in Florence is, as advertised, very cozy and artfully decorated. The host, Lysiane is an artist of considerable talent and it shows in the works hanging in the flat. The location is excellent being close to the Duomo (Brunelleschi’s Dome) and the Academia (David). Check in was very easy because Lysiane met us at the flat at a time we communicated via text messages.
There are also a good selection of restaurants in neighborhood. There is an affordable laundry service for tourists right across the street run by a very affable gentleman, who called a taxi for us when we left for the train station. Even though it’s a fairly busy street the flat the flat is very quiet. There is plenty of hot water for showers.
The only two disappointments were the Wi-Fi, which is spotty and when working slow, and the mattress, which for person with any degree of back trouble needs to be upgraded.