We stayed at Stefano's apartment from Oct. 16 - 23 and are extremely happy with the entire experience. Stefano was very responsive to our questions leading up to our arrival - he provided a lot of information about his apartment and the location and was very timely in answering our questions. When we arrived we met Armando, who is a kind, diligent and polite man that manages Stefano's property (minor detail - Stefano lives outside of Italy). Armando, too, was extremely responsive to our messages and he ensured our stay was comfortable and worry-free - he is the epitome of service excellence.

Regarding the apartment’s location, it is in a very nice, quiet area of the Altrarno. In the immediate vicinity are Santo Spirito, Palazzo Pitti and Ponte Vecchio, in addition to a very good grocery store (Sapori & Dintorni), pizza restaurant (Gusta Pizza), gelato shop (Emporio) and bulk wine store (Il Santo Vino). The apartment itself is immaculate and has everything you would need to live in the space (i.e., linens, towels, pots/pans, dishes, utensils). There is a gas stove, which we used regularly for preparing a morning espresso and even cooking a few meals at home. Honestly, we didn’t think the Airbnb pictures captured exactly how nice this apartment really is in person - it really exceeded our expectations. It’s quite large, especially for two people and the couches, chairs and bed were all very comfortable.

This was the perfect place to stay and rest in Florence and we plan to stay here when we visit the city again. We highly recommend Stefano’s apartment to anyone who is looking for a place to stay in Florence that is accessible to everything, located in a very charismatic neighbourhood and avoids the noisy tourist traffic that is apparent in other parts of Florence.