We stayed in 2 locations in Florence and this is the side that I’d stay at again. The location and the view of the Ponte Vecchio and down the river, plus the top of the Duomo is the drawcard here. These are the things that would bring me back.
I also enjoyed the view down onto the street scene below from the bedroom window at the other end of the apartment.
The apartment is quite basic in furnishings with a thrown together style which is fine with me.
Everything you need in the kitchen.
2 toilets is handy
Endless shelf and cupboard space. I liked the shelves at the front door to dump all of the days “stuff” you carry and collect with a 2 year old.
Lift to 4th floor very handy.
Double bed is 2 fairly thin mattresses together. Bit of a negative for me.
We stayed when it was 35 plus degrees Celsius. It was warmest in the bedroom but there is a (noisy) air con unit in that room. We just opened all the windows and got a beautiful breeze off the water to flow through the house and out the window in the 2nd bedroom (which is not a bedroom it’s a daybed in a wide passageway. Great space for storing luggage and clothes etc.
The water pressure: Most likely as a result of being on the 4th floor of an old building - There is just no water pressure at all. It really is just a trickle.
Because of the high temperatures of summer, I resorted a mild/cool bath that I ran for 15 minutes.
Some people in the world don’t have access to clean running water, let alone the freedom to visit other countries so I was grateful for what I had and thoroughly enjoyed my stay.