I studied in florence for 3 months. The first half I had the most amazing experience with my roommates in another apartment. The second half (at This apartment) was not as pleasant. I will start with the good things about the apartment: Best view in florence, amazing terrace, modern design, the air conditioner in the room is quite nice, good bathroom (even though its downstairs).
And now the bad stuff:
1. You will not sleep in a bed, you will sleep in a sofa bed (not announced in the description of the room). I am tiny and It was still extremely uncomfortable. So yeah, you will not have a comfortable place to sleep.
2. Well, I was hoping to live with the family, but they went on vacation for the entire summer (except the husband) so I did not get any of that experience. They did not tell me they were leaving until I arrived.
3. Since I was mostly alone in a really big house, I was naturally scared at nights, so I used to turn on a light. Every Time there was a light on that I was not using I would receive an email from Silvia saying that I had to turn off the lights. For gods sake, I would understand these emails if the room was cheap!
4. About the room: you must know that there are no windows, it's really small, if you are tall you will hit your head with the ceiling, it has a small closet and most importantly (as already mentioned) a SOFA bed instead of a nice bed.
5. You will not have a washing machine. There is one in the house, but it is not for you. You will have to carry all your laundry to some other place to wash it (and of course, you need to find a clean one, which might be rather far).
6. The husband of the family cooks every night and does not wash his dishes. After a few days the house started to smell terribly because of it. Also, he never takes the garbage out, so I had to do it each time.
7. Last but not least, I never felt truly welcomed. Moreover, I felt like they did not want me there.