During the last week of October 2015, we had a lovely stay at Emilia’s AirBnB in Florence, Italy.

Emilia, the owner/hostess, is delightful. Prior to coming to Florence, she was very responsive to our various questions about the apartment. We would write her in English and she would reply (in Italian) within a short period of time. (Even with the time change, she always responded within a few hours.) Not being conversant in Italian, we were able to translate her communication online. Upon our arrival, she greeted us warmly like old friends and was very helpful in orienting us to the apartment and to the neighborhood. She was also able to answer many of our other questions. At the end of our stay, upon leaving, she called the taxi to pick us up, so we did not have to deal with that interaction ourselves.

The rooms were very spacious and aesthetically pleasing. It is clear that she took great care to decorate the apartment. We stayed mainly on the first level, which had a spacious bedroom with plenty of closet space. The living room was quite large with a dining room table, couch, and TV, which worked well. The kitchen was very functional, though, since we ate out a lot, we did not do much cooking. It had two stools so we were able to easily eat breakfast or a light meal there. The kitchen had a refrigerator, microwave, electric stove top, toaster, and coffee maker. There were basic dishes and utensils. The Jacuzzi in the first floor bathroom was a delight and an extra plus. In the loft area on the second floor is another sitting area, bedroom and bathroom, which we used as it had a shower which was on the smaller side.

The location is excellent – convenient to walking to *many*of the sights. Also, convenient to many bus routes (from Independence Plaza). We only used the bus twice - to get to the Uffizi in the rain and to get to Piazza Michaelangelo. Everything else was in walking distance.

So – overall – we rate our experience *very* highly and would recommend it to anyone visiting Florence. Thank you Emilia for making us feel so at home in Florence.