Vincenzo’s place is great! Located on the other side of the Arno river, away from the busy tourist areas but not too far that you can’t enjoy close by restaurants, and beautiful walks along the river. It’s also parallel to the river so it’s east to find your way back home after going to town. It’s about 20 minute walk to the city center and Duomo and 11 minute walk to Uffizi Gallery.
The apartment inside is very clean and spacious, the bathroom, however is small so larger people might have a hard time maneuvering around inside. It has a good mirror a bidet and an easy to use shower with hot water. It also has a hair dryer.
The living room and kitchen are extremely spacious with a big round table at the center of the living room with 4 chairs, a pull out couch and a tv.
The kitchen has a table, a washer dryer, dishwasher and adequate fridge. Cleaning products and some condiments and coffee maker. You have to provide your own coffee. All you need is in there, it’s truly equipped.
Bedroom is spacious and has a good place to hang your clothes and jackets. Bed is on the harder side but it didn’t bother us. It should be noted that the extra linen is underneath the bed and can be found by lifting the bed mechanism. Very very easy.
The views are so beautiful! From the bedroom, if you have a clear night you will have sights of the Dome and skyline of Florence this looks especially nice at night with the lit up attractions. The living room also gives you a beautiful view of the hills. It’s beautiful! Although the window overlooking the Dome is smaller it is still wonderful!
For those of you less “fit” the actual climb up to the apartment is more like 7 floors and it’s not something to look forward to after coming home from walking all day sightseeing. If you’re up to it it’s no problem, but it does get in the way at the end of the day even for a fit or younger person. However, I think the views are worth it and the apartment is worth it due to location and ease of access. Note that there is no elevator.
The check-in is easy if you’re coming from Santa Novella Station since the key pick up is just a few blocks away. It’s about a 30 minute walk from the apartment. For us it was no trouble since it was on the way from the station.
The location, again, is wonderful! Extremely close to Piazza Michelangelo with astonishing views of all of Florence, good coffee and panini spots near by. It is one bridge away from Ponte Vecchio.
Communication was great and it didn’t take Annamaria more than a few minutes to answer back to my messages.
We had an amazing time over all and would stay here again. Thanks for everything!!