We really enjoyed our stay in this apartment. It was easy to find when we walked from the train station, and it's conveniently located for the Duomo and other sites we wanted to visit in Florence. There's also a very nice book store at the corner across from the apartment building. In the back of the store is a room of Children's books (in Italian, of course!) where I found story books for children in our family who currently live in Italy and are learning Italian. We were met outside by Dimitri, who took us upstairs and explained pretty much everything we needed to know about the apartment, codes, and keys. (Be sure that you are clear on which key is for the apartment door and which is for exiting the gate between the apartment and the stairwell. And definitely take Dimitri's advice, and snap a photo of the entry codes on your phone before you leave the apartment the first time!) The elevator in the building is an old-style, wire cage kind of elevator, and quite small - a tight fit for one adult with a small suitcase and a couple of of carry-on bags - but I went up the stairs with Dimitri while my husband accompanied the bags. Once inside the apartment door, there are 15 narrow steps up, with a turn at the top. There are also a few steps from the living room up into the kitchen, and up to a small landing which has steps down into the bedroom, and a door to the outside steps up the rooftop terrace. The terrace has a very strong, securely attached railing which made me feel secure when I was up there. The 360° view from the terrace is spectacular, especially at dawn and sunset. The bells of several churches can be heard yet none are so close that they are too loud. So many chimney swifts swooping and flying and calling to one another! It was a good place to stay for our short stay in Florence.