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We had a wonderful time – staying at Karin Andrea’s place in Firenze! This is the ideal place for your stay in Firenze and we would definitely return to the same place! Upon first arriving Karin provided us with a detailed map and explanation of where various sites, restaurants, stores, etc. It was so thoughtful! We are vegans and managed to find a wonderful place to eat called "Fete"!
Communication with Karin was simple and easy – and she even accommodate us further to stow our luggage after check-out before we had to catch our train.
The apartment was extremely clean, tidy, and comfortable. It is very secure and safe. It is ideal Firenze apartment – and provides an authentic Italian experience.
It did get loud on Friday night as it was close to some of the restaurants. My husband is a deep sleeper and wasn’t effected at all. I just popped some ear-plugs in, turned on the fan, and sleep deep after that. No problem there!
The WiFi was sufficient for our needs as well. The place has a refrigerator and she placed a hair dryer in the bathroom.
The place also has guidebooks handy that you can borrow and return to the apartment. The apartment is located only a couple blocks from the Santa Maria Novella and about 10 minutes to the Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo). It is the ideal location and we managed to see everything we wanted by simply walking around the city!
One thing we learned on our last day there is that there is a Florence 72 hour 72 euro pass. I think next time we would have used this pass. Also if you want to walk up Brunellischi’s Duomo you MUST make a reservation ahead of time. We were lucky enough to do this – but many could not get in! Many of the best features of the Duomo are located in the Gran Museo, Opera dell’ Duomo (Michelangelo’s last Pieta, Ghibert’s Gates of Paradise), etc.