Alessandra's apartment is perfect for a couple who want a quiet place to stay but within a few minutes walk of all the main tourists sights. The apartment itself is very light and airy. The renovation has been beautifully done with good taste and high quality furnishings. It's even better than the photos depict. Everything works perfectly and it's spotlessly clean and well maintained.
An apartment with a terrace is a rare find in Florence and the air conditioning works quickly so as to provide a cool, calm retreat from the noise and heat of the city centre in July.
The Piazza is not well known by tourists despite hosting one of Florence's most important frescoed chapels. The Oltrano (other side of the river) is a very relaxing place to stay which offers a more authentic Italian experience than the touristy areas. You can reach every important tourist site within a few minutes walk.
There is a good supermarket around the corner, a good vegetarian restaurant next door and a cocktail bar downstairs and one of Florence's best restaurants (Il Santo Bevitore) 5 minutes walk away. Everything you need is on your doorstep but as the apartment looks onto an inner garden and not the piazza, once you close the front door it's silent. Bliss!
Alessandra is an ideal host- she's there immediately if you need her but never intrusive.
I've spent much of the last 5 years in Florence and this is one of the best places I've found to stay.