The location of the apartment is perfect. Steps away from the Piazza della Repubblica and the Duomo. The apartment is spacious and clean. There is a small assortment of dishes, cutlery, glasses, and cookwear. The full sized European refrigerator was great for storing groceries and making our own breakfast.
A few tips:
- Like some other European lodging, there are no washcloths provided. If you like to use them when showering, bring some from home.
- There are no dish cloths or hand towels for washing dishes. Either bring some, or buy some disposable at the supermarket.
- As another poster reported, you will need to buy extra toilet paper. We had two half rolls when we started our stay.
- There is an American styled coffee pot, but you will need to buy filters (and coffee).
- To purchase some of these items, there is a good grocery store/supermarket called Sapori & Dintorni Store, just a straight 2 minute walk past the Duomo. They have plastic bags, but it is recommended to bring a reusable bag.
- The street noise can be quite loud at night. Bring ear plugs or use a white noise app on your phone.
Daniel was responsive. We found a soiled comforter/ blanket in a closet, and he brought us a new one.
Other than the blanket, the only other negative was when we were checking in, we found out the air conditioning was broken. This should have been communicated ahead of time, aa it was indicated that they were awaiting a part. This posed a problem for 2 reasons. The temperature reached 80 a few days we were there, we searched and found a store and bought a fan, as the apartment did not have one. (we left it in the apartment, and hopefully the next guest would get to use it). We had to sleep with the windows open which we found was very loud with street noise until about 3am on the weekend, and worst of all, because many places in Florence don't use screens on windows, we were eaten up by loads of mosquito bites. I reached out to Daniel and he was kind enough to bring bug spray and a plug in repellent. This helped greatly.
All in all, amazing location, spacious apartment, comfortable bed, responsive host, and we would probably stay again. Hope the tips help.