Excellent ear plugs are absolutely essential - loud traffic and talking from the street level echoes into the studio all night. Noise from apartment above goes well into the morning hours. . Sparse, broken furniture in the studio, no sofa, only comfortable place to sit is on the bed. Bed sags to the middle and sheets will not stay in place. Kitchen is definitely bare bones with a small refrigerator and limited utensils and cookware. Location is excellent - market across the street and very near the Arno and Piazza Santa Croce. Mali (the unit manager) is a wonderfully redeeming virtue of this listing.