Francesca, could not have done more. She went out of her way to accommodate our extremely late attival. She helped us out so much BUT yet she was never ever in our way like some owners can be. For us it was perfect for the 9 or so days we were there. Missed a bath though as it was very hot during our stay in Firenze and the air conditioning was a great help! Really look carefully at the photos as they are a perfect statement of what is to offer. If you can imagine who will be with you and who will sleep where and what goes where and you have got it made there. We loved the location as it was not right in the middle of everything, very safe area with all the right things near by like a supermarket, cafe for breakfast,post office, the Four Seasons hotel for lunches and a relax on the way back from downtown. Totally enjoyed the walks into town choosing different streets each morning and discovering SO much along the way.

Minus points? None whatsoever IF you look carefully at what you see. Only small niggler was the water tank for the shower was not so big so you had to move quickly! But I think Fracesca was looking into that.

No worries about mosquitos worth speaking of, special spraying machine outside and very few got in but if you come with something to keep them quiet then zero problems.

We loved the cats, not so friendly the first day but by the second the little ones were on our laps and cuddling up all the time. The tortoises were great, too.

Parking was not a problem outside the house, there were metres but nobody used them except to make a small donation! You just gambled on whether the police came round on their monthly check up or not while you stayed and even then a parking fine would not set you back too much as it would certainly be cheaper than putting the car in a car park and the fuss of getting it out.

Definitely would say it was value for money and we certainly plan to come back. Oh except one thing get rid of the damn drums! If you have got kids with you you'll hate them by the first night and the neighbours MIGHT hate you, too!

And it is certainly the right place to get a real feeling of Firenze not just the tourist part.

Make sure before you come to Google it to look at the pictures of where it is so when driving you know how to get in and out. But for driving out to the Tuscany area, going to locations around the outskirts of town perfect!