Staying at Antonella's house was a pleasure! Before arriving, I was little worried as I needed to stay for a month (29 nights to be exact), and staying for a month in someone's house is a long commitment. But the moment I arrived, I knew I've made the right choice. I called Antonella from the airport, she helped me to take the right bus to get to the house. And when I arrived, she was so nice helping me to carry my bags to the apartment, especially that I was too tired after a long trip.
The apartment was a wow! It was more than my expectations! Situated in a quite and calm neighbourhood, which was really good as some places in the centre can be very noisy and make you sleepless until late night! The apartment had everything I needed, a washing machine, microwave, wifi, tv, stereo,….. . And the good thing is that it is well connected by the bus. A 20 mints ride on the bus get you to the city centre.
The room was very spacious and clean with a matrimonial bed, a closet that fitted all my clothes and still has more space, a desk with a printer and a scanner and six drawers, and an amazing balcony, where I always enjoyed my Italian breakfast - prepared by Anto - every morning with perfect espresso! And where I used to enjoy my cigarettes!
Antonella was a great and educated person! I really enjoyed talking with her some times. We basically communicated in english, And I had the chance to talk with her in French and Italian, which I really liked as I haven't talked in French recently, and for the Italian it was a great practice for me, as a learner of the language.
She provided me with lots of information about the city, places to eat; an Italian restaurant - Pizza Man - close to the apartment (3-4 minutes walk) with delicious pizzas and pastas, a pub near by - Bounty - which makes amazingly delicious Italian pizza (like 13 mints walk or 5 mints by bus). There's also a near supermarket - Conad - (5-6 mints walk), which sells cooked food, and has good quality products with great prices. Everything else you need you can find a near by store (pharmacy, tobacco store, ….. ) .
And for the price, it was really great for the high quality services I got! I could forget about basic things, focus on the purpose of my trip and enjoy the city!
If I come back to Florence later, I’ll definitely stay at Antonella's place! The name "A Casa Mia" in Italian means "in my home". I really felt home in Antonella's apartment and it was a great experience! Thanks for Airbnb, and a Big thank you Antonella!