Loved the apartment. This was the perfect location for visiting the sites of Florence. Surrounded by or within easy walking distance to markets, restaurants and historic sites and venues. The apartment was very eclectic, clean, and fun to stay in. For being downtown it was very quiet.
While there was an elevator it was very old (and we may have misunderstood Fabrizio) not to be used by people. So it was a hike to get upstairs. The street was very narrow and smelled awful the first night we were there but did get hosed down during the night.
I highly recommend that you take Fabrizio's wine tour. We had been to one of the towns on the list so he was very accommodating and showed us some other places. He is very easy to spend the day with and knowledgeable. And he took us to some great small wineries that we would have never experienced. Didn't feel herded along like so many tours. Well worth the money.